Material Type Description (CalRecycle Waste Characterization Studies)
PETE Plastic Containers
Plastic
PETE Containers means clear or colored PETE (polyethylene terephthalate) containers with or without a CRV label. When marked for identification, it bears the number 1 in the center of the triangular recycling symbol and may also bear the letters PETE or PET. The color is usually transparent green or clear. A PETE container usually has a small dot left from the manufacturing process, not a seam. It does not turn white when bent. Examples include soft drink and water bottles, some juice and liquor bottles, cooking oil containers, food jars, pastry jars, frozen food or other trays, clamshell packaging, and aspirin bottles.
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