Plastic Packaging
- Created by: Mayuri
- Created on: 25-05-13 22:43
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- Plastic Packaging
- PP
- Flexiable
- Polypropylene
- Squeezy bottles for sauces,bottle caps.Flim packs for biscuits and crisps.
- thermoplastics - plastics that can be melted and reshaped over and over again
- PS
- Vacuum Formed
- Not tough
- Egg cartons,yoghurt pots,food trays and bottle caps.
- Polystyrene
- PET
- tough
- Polyethylene terephthalate
- Fizzy drink bottles.oven ready meal roasting bags.
- PVC
- Thermoplastic
- Polyvinyl chloride
- Bottles for shampoo,juice. Blister packs for diy etc.
- Tough and resists scratching
- HDPE
- High density polythene
- Detergent bottle, milk, fruit juice and bottles caps.
- Rigid and used for vacuum forming
- LDPE
- Low density polythene
- Bin liners,squeezy bottles,bags
- Cellulose Acetate
- Biodegradable
- not tough
- clear
- Based on plants but added chemicals
- Used for clear film and camera film.
- Bioplastics
- Biodegradeble
- Used for food packaging
- Based on plants
- Acrylic
- Lots of colours
- Stiff but brittle
- can shape and polish all edges to a high standars
- Used for point of sale items.
- Expanded polystyrene styrofoam
- Very light and impact absorbing
- Used for protective packaging and block modeling
- PP
- Cellulose Acetate
- Biodegradable
- not tough
- clear
- Based on plants but added chemicals
- Used for clear film and camera film.
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