Changes are coming — at last — to the Resin Identification Code. While the changes may seem superficial, the reality is that if they're successful, this has the potential to change the public ...

The "Resin Identification Code" uses seven numbers to identify the type of synthetic material used to manufacture the container, with the higher numbers representing less commonly used plastics.

The Society of the Plastics Industry Inc. adoped the current code in 1988 to facilitate the… Resin-identification-code-is-under-review | Plastics News Skip to main content ...

Two plastics recycling associations -- the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR) and the National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) -- are expressing concern about the ...

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There are a total of seven resin codes and each number signifies a different category of plastics. But does that mean they can all be recycled? Skip Navigation. Share on Facebook; ...

Inside the chasing arrows symbol sits a small number, called a resin identification code, or RIC. "The numbers were to communicate to people sorting the plastics, how recyclable they are on a ...

According to an email from Kim Holmes, senior director of recycling and diversion at SPI, Washington, the organization’s Resin Identification Code (RIC) workgroup is drafting comments on the ballot ...

According to the agency, the use of the resin identification code (RIC) with the recycling symbol—the familiar three chasing arrows—constitutes a misrepresentation of claims.

At issue is the chasing arrows symbol combined with “resin identification code,” a number from 1 through 7 that appears in the middle of the symbol.

Here’s what each resin identification code typically corresponds to: 3 - Pipes, siding and flooring. 4 - Plastic bags, six-pack rings and tubing. 5 - Auto parts, industrial fibers and food ...

There are a total of seven resin codes and each number signifies a different category of plastics. But does that mean they can all be recycled? Skip Navigation. Share on Facebook; ...