Department Circular No. 2017-11-0011 ~ Rule I Section 3 (b) and Section 14 (c) and (e), Appropriate Container “American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM) Portable | Container I Alternative Container e.g. lubes container Plastic Packaging Resins (American Chemistry Council) | Description | Properties | High Density Polyethylene (HDPE). | | Resin Codes HDPE is used to make many types of bottles. | Unpigmented bottles arc translucent, have good | barrier properties and stiffness, and are well suited to packaging products with a short shelf life such as milk, Because HDPE has good chemical resistance, it is used for packaging many houschold and industrial ‘chemicals such as detergents and bleach. Pigmented HDPE bottles have better stress crack resistance than | unpigmented HDPE. | ‘Other. Use of this code indicates that a package is made with a resin other than the six listed above, or ray is made of more than one resin and used in a multi- OTHER bh. es HDPE layer combination Excellent resistance to most solvents Higher tensile strength compared to other forms of polyethylene Relatively stiff material with useful ‘temperature capabilities Dependent on resin or combination of resins Tip plastic americanchemisiy com Plastic Resin. Codes PDF Notation’ * Altemative container may refer to HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) type of materials that can be used exclusively for transporting the liquid petroleum products from retail outlet to the place of use or consumption €.g, lube container. ‘© Inselecting the appropriate or alternative container, look for Resin Code number 2 for HDPE and 7 for other miscellaneous types of plastic e g. polycarbonatc, polylactide.