Wich plastics can we recycle ?

The first step of recycling plastic, starts in your home.

Each family members take there plastic containers , bottles or other to sort & insert them into different bins.

To know if your plastic containers are recyclable or not , you may look at the identification number, this code is surrounded by  the 3 recyclable arrows.

It is better  to use plastic containers with the identification code ;      ( 1 PETE ) ( 2 HDPE ) ( 4 LDPE) ( 5 PP)They are safer to recycle for the environnement  and the most popular for food storage & other.

On the other hand 2, 4, 5 are the only ones that are microwavable.

All DELITOUT products are part of these above categories .

These are the 7 different types of plastic in your everyday use.

( 1 PETE , 2 HDPE ,  3 PVC, 4 LDPE,  5 PP),  6 PS,  7 OTHERS )

Description of the codes

.1 PETE= POLYÉTHYLENE

.2 HDPE= POLYETHYLENE (HIGH DENSITY)

.3 PVC= POLYCHLORURE

.4 LDPE= POLETHYLENE (LOW DENSITY)

.5 PP= POLYPROPYLÈNE

.6 PS= POLYSTYENE

.7 OTHER = (PLASTIC MIXTE)

With the above informations , you can manage your recyclable plastics in your neiborhood.

To have more infomations about recycling plastic, please visit : www.recyc-quebec.gouv.qc.ca

Most of our products are identified by the 3 recycling arrows  sign and,  includes the identification code ofthe plastic resin that was used to manufacture our deli-containers

( 5 PP ) =  POLYPROPYLENE .

It is interesting to know that our DELIVRAC product line is made out of  POLYPROPYLENE .This type of plastic is resistant  to greasy products like butter, oil, spagetthi sauce. that is why it is  the most popular  That is why it is  the most popular in the food industies .The advantages of using  POLYPROPYLENE containers are numerous like :

* Great quality for a low price

* Odorless

* Non-Toxic

* Re-Usable

* Recyclable

   When you see this logo on a plastic container, it is confirming that this product is dishwasher friendly .

Beside being recyclable this container re-usable more than once.

DELITOUT offers a wide variety of multi-usage containers to fill your daily needs and don’t forget, they are reusable and RECYCLABLE.