Five general plastics: polyethylene PE, polyvinyl chloride PVC, polypropylene PP, polystyrene PS, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymer (ABS). ABS is mainly used for household appliances. PE and PP are used for bags, plastic pots, barrels, etc. PVC is used for wires and cables, downpipes, wire tubes, shower curtains, packaging materials, etc. PS is mainly used for transparent packaging boxes, toy shells, etc.

  In addition, polyester PET is used in beverage bottles, polycarbonate PC is used in optical discs, pure buckets, tea cups, juicers, etc; Ethylene/vinyl alcohol copolymer EVOH is used for microwave oven tableware, etc. There are many others, but they are relatively uncommon.