Plastics: navigating the maze of dizzying acronyms

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Sausage products in plastic packages are on display in a refrigerated shelf at a store of the Penny supermarket chain in Berlin, Germany, on August 1, 2023.
Photo: Ina FASSBENDER / AFP
Source: AFP

Plastics are all around us — from food packaging and drinking bottles to the insulation in our homes.

They are mostly all derived from fossil fuels like oil and natural gas, but what are the key differences between each type of plastic?

Here is a brief guide to the most commonly used plastics…

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