Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene – telephone handsets, keyboards, monitors, computer housings
Aikyd resins – circuit breakers, switch gear
Amino resins – lighting fixtures
Epoxy resins – electrical components
Ethylene vinyl acetate – freezer door strips, vacuum lean hoses, handle-grips
Phenol formaldehyde – fuse boxes, knobs, switches, handles
Polyacetal – business machine parts
Polyamide – food processor bearings, adaptors
Polycarbonate – telephones
Polyesters – business machine parts, coffee machines, toasters
Polyethylene – cable & wire insulation
Polymethyl methacrylate – hi-fi lids, windows on tape decks
Polymethyl pentane – circuit boards, microwave grills
Polyphenylene oxide – coffee machines, TV housings
Polyphenylene suiphide – hairdryer grilles, element bases, transformers
Polypropylene – kettles
Polystyrene – refrigerator trays/linings, TV cabinets
Polysulphone – microwave grills
Polytetrafluoroethene – electrical applications
Polyvinyl chloride – cable and wire insulation, cable trunking
Styrene acrylonitrile – hi-fi covers
Urea formaldehyde – fuse boxes, knobs, switches