| ABS | Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene |
| FTIR | Fourier Transform Infra-Red Spectroscopy |
| GCMS | Gas Chromatography - Mass Spectrometry |
| HDPE | High-density polyethylene |
| LDPE | Low-density polyethylene |
| MANOVA | Multivariate analysis of variance |
| PA | Polyamide |
| PBT | Polybutylene terephthalate |
| PC | Polycarbonates |
| PE | Polyethylene |
| PEVA | Polyethylene-vinyl acetate |
| PMMA | Polymethyl methacrylate |
| PP | Polypropylene |
| PS | Polystyrene |
| PTFE | Polytetrafluoroethylene |
| PU | Polyurethane |
| PVC | Polyvinyl chloride |