Look on the bottom of the bottle. The number 1 in the recycling triangle tells you it is a PET bottle.
Examples: polyethylene terephtalate (PET), polyethylene, polypropylene.
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PET is the type of plastic the bottles are made from. These are the regular disposable water bottles you see in stores (Aquafina, Poland Spring, etc).
PET (polyethylene terephthalate), this is plastic recycling type #1
It depends on whether the bottle is full or empty. If full, it could contain anything. If empty, it probably contains air, which is a mixture of elements....nitrogen, oxygen, argon etc
you get a plastic bottle
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Bottle caps are made not out of PET plastic because that would make the separation from the bottle imposible, PET does not float, so the caps have to be HDPE, PP or other plastic that is less dense than water, thus makin the separation process posible when the bottles are recycled.
Most likely plastic bottles for water and soft drinks are made of Polyethylene Terphethalate (PET). Many times plastic bottles for milk, shampoo, and chemicals are made of High Density Polyethylene (HDPE).
A plastic bottle shape.
No, because the plastic is flammable.
Is it bad for you to reuse a plastic bottle