PVC credit card scrap refers to waste material generated from used, expired, defective, or
surplus plastic cards
made primarily from rigid polyvinyl chloride (PVC). These include:

Credit and debit cards

Gift cards

ID cards

Membership cards

Hotel key cards

They are typically collected for plastic recycling or secure destruction (to protect personal
data).

Material Composition
Most standard cards (including credit cards) are made from rigid PVC, sometimes layered
with:

PET or PETG (less common)

Magnetic strips (iron oxide or barium ferrite)

Embedded chips (metal and resin)

Ink, adhesives, holograms, and coatings