▁Type ▁ 1 ▁( poly eth yl ene ▁t ere ph th al ate ) ▁is ▁commonly ▁found ▁in ▁soft ▁drink ▁and ▁water ▁bott les . ▁Type ▁ 2 ▁( high - dens ity ▁poly eth yl ene ) ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁most ▁hard ▁pl ast ics ▁such ▁as ▁milk ▁jug s , ▁la und ry ▁d eter gent ▁bott les , ▁and ▁some ▁d ish ware . ▁Type ▁ 3 ▁( poly vin yl ▁ch lor ide ) ▁includes ▁items ▁such ▁as ▁sh am po o ▁bott les , ▁show er ▁cur tain s , ▁h ula ▁ho ops , ▁credit ▁cards , ▁wire ▁jack eting , ▁medical ▁equipment , ▁s iding , ▁and ▁pip ing . ▁Type ▁ 4 ▁( low - dens ity ▁poly eth yl ene ) ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁sho pping ▁b ags , ▁s que ez able ▁bott les , ▁to te ▁b ags , ▁cl othing , ▁furn iture , ▁and ▁car pet . ▁Type ▁ 5 ▁is ▁poly pro py l ene ▁and ▁makes ▁up ▁sy rup ▁bott les , ▁st raw s , ▁Tu pper ware , ▁and ▁some ▁autom ot ive ▁parts . ▁Type ▁ 6 ▁is ▁pol yst y rene ▁and ▁makes ▁up ▁meat ▁t ray s , ▁egg ▁cart ons , ▁cl am shell ▁containers , ▁and ▁compact ▁disc ▁cases . ▁Type ▁ 7 ▁includes ▁all ▁other ▁pl ast ics ▁such ▁as ▁bullet proof ▁materials , ▁ 3 - ▁and ▁ 5 - g all on ▁water ▁bott les , ▁cell