Other Plastics (7)
Plastic with the no. 7 resin code is a miscellaneous category for all other plastic products that do not fit into the six main category types.
For example, plastics in this category can be made up of any combination of 1-6 or another, less commonly used plastic[1].
Examples of Other Plastics
- Polycarbonate
- Polylactide
- Acrylic
- Acrylonitrile Butadiene
- Styrene
- Fibreglass
- Nylon
- composite plastics e.g. crisp wrappers)
Applications
- baby bottles
- water cooler bottles
- fibreglass and
- tupperware
Other Plastics (7) are not recyclable in normal kerbside recycling collections.
Tupperware
Water Cooler Bottles
Nylon Tights
Local Authority Waste
The Top 10 Authorities removing Other Plastic [7].
| FY | AUTHORITY | OPERATOR | ADDRESS | TONNES |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | Doncaster MBC | Other/Exempt | Derwent WayWath-upon-DearneRotherham | 3,030 |
| 24/25 | Barnsley MBC | H W Martin Waste Ltd | Alfreton Recycling, Clover Nook Road, Somercoates, Alfreton, Derbyshire | 2,754 |
| 24/25 | East Riding of Yorkshire Council | Allensway Recycling Ltd | Prospect House, Holme On Spalding Moor, York, Yorkshire | 2,501 |
| 24/25 | Warrington Borough Council | Environmental Waste Controls Plc | Laurel House, Kitling Road, Knowsley Business Park, Prescot, Merseyside | 2,249 |
| 24/25 | North East Lincolnshire Council | Clarkeson Recycling | Clarkeson Recycling, Wells Road, Riby, Grimsby, Lincolnshire | 1,466 |
| 24/25 | Cardiff County Council | Atlantic Recycling Ltd | Ty - To - Maen Farm, Newton Road, Rumney, Cardiff, Glamorgan | 1,466 |
| 24/25 | Northumberland | sitaUK | Wallsend Road, North Shields | 1,338 |
| 24/25 | Wolverhampton MBC | S & B Waste Management & Recycling Ltd | Plot 26 Purbrook Road, Monmore Green, Wolverhampton, West Midlands | 1,313 |
| 24/25 | Denbighshire County Council | Other/Exempt | Parry & Evans Limited,Unit 103 Deeside Industrial Estate,Deeside,Flintshire, CH5 2LR.EPR/VE5350AW/A001 | 1,263 |
| 24/25 | Essex County Council | Other/Exempt | Essex County Council; Ardeigh, Colchester, Essex | 1,195 |
