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Plastics Explained

The plastic glasses listed on this web site are made from a variety of different plastics, each with its own characteristics. Below is a short description of each type of plastic along with a table of characteristics to help you chose the type of glass you require.

Polycarbonate

Polycarbonate is a very hard wearing plastic and is used to make crash helmets and riot shields as well as plastic glasses. Our polycarbonate glasses are dishwasher safe up to and beyond 500 washes and are virtually unbreakable in normal everyday usage. For these reasons these glasses are recommended for use in pubs and nightclubs as well as household use.

Recyclable Plastic

SAN

SAN or Styrene Acrylonitrile is a hard wearing plastic and will take a lot of usage although it will crack if put under a lot of pressure. SAN glasses are dishwasher safe and can withstand high temperatures. These glasses are recommended for restaurant and household use.

Recyclable Plastic

Polystyrene

Polystyrene (PS) is a hard but slightly brittle plastic and is used to make reusable and disposable plastic glasses. The reusable polystyrene glasses are dishwasher safe for over 100 washes and heat resistant to 100°c. Polystyrene can be recycled and its resin identification code is to the right.
Recyclable Polystyrene

Polypropylene

Polypropylene (PP) is a thermoplastic polymer and used in a wide variety of applications including textiles, stationary, packaging and plastic glasses. Polypropylene can be recycled and its resin identification code is to the right.

Recycleable Polypropylene
 
Disposable
Reusable
Rigid Walls
Virtually
Unbreakable
Dishwasher Safe*
Recyclable
Polycarbonate Glasses
500+
Polystyrene Glasses
100+
SAN
Glasses
100+
Polypropylene Glasses

Breakage Test *


Breakage test: Samples dropped 91cm by pushing them over an edge onto a polished thermoplastic floor on a concrete base. The samples were all dropped 10 times.
Polystyrene
SAN
Polycarbonate
Glass
Slight chipping to base.
No Change
Retained perfect appearance.
No survivals

Dishwasher Test*


Dishwasher test: Hobart comerical 80°c for 80 seconds + 10 seconds rinse. Detergent QED plus at 1.3g per litre. The samples were put through this cycle 100 times.
Polystyrene
SAN
Polycarbonate
Glass
90% Had no change
10% Had rim roughness
90% Had slight rim roughness
No Change
No Change

* Tests carried out by Surrey University to demonstrate how robust and durable polycarbonate is.

   
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