Plastic Guidelines for Household Products

Table Key
Rating Abbreviation
  1. Satisfactory
  2. Probably Satisfactory
  3. No Information Available
  4. Unsatisfactory
  • LDPE - Low Density Polyethylene
  • HDPE - High Density Polyethylene
  • PP - Polypropylene
  • PVC - Rigid Polyvinyl Chloride
  • PET & PET-G - Polyester & Co-Polyester
  • SAN - Styrene Acrylonitrile
  • PS - Polystyrene

Product / Plastic LDPE HDPE PP PVC PET
PET-G		 SAN PS
Ammonia 2 1 1 1 3 2 2
Bleach (chlorine type) 1 1 1 1 3 2 2
Bluing 2 1 1 1 3 1 2
Camphor Oil 4 4 4 2 3 2 2
Charcoal Starter-Petroleum 4 2 2 2 2 2 4
Cold Water Detergents 2 1 1 2 2 2 2
Detergents, dishwashing 2 1 1 1 2 2 2
Detergents, heavy duty 2 1 1 2 2 2 4
Drain Cleaner- Crystal 2 1 1 1 3 2 2
Drain Cleaner- Liquid 2 2 1 2 3 2 4
Fabric Softener 1 1 1 1 2 2 2
Floor Polish (Naphtha Base) 4 2 2 1 3 2 4
Floor Wax Remover 2 2 2 1 3 3 4
Furniture Polish 2 2 1 1 1 2 2
Glue (Solvent Base) 2 2 3 2 3 4 4
Glue (Vinyl Acetate) 3 1 1 4 3 4 4
Ink (Water Base) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Insecticide (Solvent Base) 2 2 1 2 3 4 4
Insecticide (Water Base & Powder) 1 1 1 2 3 4 4
Insect Repellent 2 2 1 3 3 4 4
Kettle Cleaner 2 1 1 2 2 2 2
Latex-Based Paints 1 1 1 1 3 2 2
Leather Conditioner & Cleaners 3 2 1 1 3 3 4
Lemon Oil 4 4 2 1 2 4 4
Lighter Fluid 4 4 2 1 2 2 4
Linseed Oil 1 1 1 1 2 1 2
Machine Oils 2 1 1 1 2 2 2
Metal Brightener 2 2 1 2 3 3 3
Moth Proofing - Napthalene 4 4 3 4 3 1 2
Moth Proofing - P-Dichlor Benzene 4 2 2 4 3 4 4
Oven Cleaner 3 1 1 1 3 4 4
Plant Food 2 1 1 2 2 3 3
Room Deodorant 2 2 1 1 3 2 2
Rub & Upholstery Shampoos, Cleaners 2 1 1 1 2 2 4
Scouring Powder 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Shellac 4 2 1 1 3 4 4
Shoe Polish, Liquid 2 2 1 1 3 2 2
Shoe Polish, Paste 2 2 1 2 3 2 4
Silver Polish 2 2 1 1 3 2 2
Starch, Liquid 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Steam Iron Cleaner 2 1 1 2 2 2 2
Toilet Bowl Cleaner 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
Turpentine 4 4 2 1 1 2 4
Varsol 4 2 2 2 3 2 4
Window Cleaner 2 1 1 1 2 1 2

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