Different plastics make different products:
A) High density polyethylene (HDPE) Milk, water, and juice bottles, yogurt and margarine tubs, cereal box liners, and grocery, trash, and retail bags.Benefits: Not known to leach any chemicals that are suspected of causing cancer or disrupting hormones.
B)Polypropylene(PP)It could be made into PP woven bags or PP bags or other bags through the unique properties of it, are used in packaging fruits, vegetables, baked goods, fresh and processed meats, and cooked poultry.
C) Low-density polyethylene (LDPE)Some bread and frozen food bags and squeezable bottles.Benefits: Not known to leach any chemicals that are suspected of causing cancer or disrupting hormones, but not as widely recycled.
D) Polyethylene terephthalate (PET or PETE) Used to make soft drink, water, sports drink, ketchup, and salad dressing bottles, and peanut butter, pickle, jelly and jam jars.Benefits: Not known to leach any chemicals that are suspected of causing cancer or disrupting hormones.
Nowadays plastic is one of the most used materials on a volume basis in U.S. industrial and commercial life. Plastics are broadly integrated into today’s lifestyle and make a major, irreplaceable contribution to virtually all product areas. Modern plastic packaging has made life easier in many ways, hence the high consumption of plastic products.with the increasing need for lightweight packaging solutions in South Africa, the use of plastic will continue to be a growing trend in the packaging sector.
Plastic plays a major role in delivering and sustaining the quality, comfort and safety of modern lifestyles; the impressive ratio of cost to performance also means that people in all income groups can enjoy these benefits.