 Type: Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET, PETE)Properties: Clarity, strength, toughness, barrier to gas and moisture. Common Packaging Applications: Soft drink, water and salad dressing bottles; peanut butter and jam jars  Type: High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)Properties: Stiffness, strength, toughness, resistance to moisture, permeability to gas. Common Packaging Applications: Milk, juice and water bottles; yogurt and margarine tubs; trash and retail bags.  Type: Polyvinyl Chloride (V)Properties: Versatility, clarity, ease of blending, strength, toughness. Common Packaging Applications: Juice bottles; cling films  Type: Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE)Properties: Ease of processing, strength, toughness, flexibility, ease of sealing, barrier to moisture. Common Packaging Applications: Frozen food bags; squeezable bottles, e.g. honey, mustard; cling films; flexible container lids.  Type: Polypropylene (PP)Properties: Strength, toughness, resistance to heat, chemicals, grease and oil, versatile, barrier to moisture. Common Packaging Applications: Reusable microwaveable ware; kitchenware; yogurt containers; margarine tubs; microwaveable disposable take-away containers; disposable cups and plates.  Type: Polystyrene (PS)Properties: Versatility, clarity, easily formed Common Packaging Applications: Egg cartons; disposable cups, plates, trays and cutlery; disposable take-away containers; yogurt and margarine containers  Type: OtherProperties: Dependent on polymers or combination or polymers. Common Packaging Applications: Beverage bottles; baby milk bottles. |
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HDPE Plastics… margarine tubs, it may surprise some readers to learn that HDPE plastic actually begins life as thick black crude oil pumped out of the … and a great deal of reprocessed HDPE, recycled HDPE, and regrind HDPE is available on the market. The bulk of recycled HDPE plastics are … HDPE RegrindHDPE regrind is scrap HDPE which has been washed, shredded, and is ready to be recycled into HDPE … as raw material for new applications. The bulk of HDPE regrind originates from reclaimed post consumer HDPE scrap, though it can also … Recycled HDPE Pellets (Repro HDPE)… HDPE Pellets Recycled HDPE pellets are HDPE pellets made from reprocessing scrap HDPE. Recycled HDPE … of HDPE effectively useless. Shredded HDPE, or HDPE regrind as it is sometimes known, is then sent into a heating and extrusion … Post Consumer Scrap HDPE… HDPE is a booming market, and in many cases, demand far outstrips supply. Scrap HDPE is sought after and imported and exported around the world. Some North … baled scrap HDPE, or processed into scrap HDPE flake or regrind. Post consumer scrap HDPE is perhaps the ideal recycling model, and an … HDPE ScrapHDPE: High Density Poly Ethylene is a form of recyclable plastic commonly used in … LDPE has higher temperature resistance, higher stiffness. HDPE provides a good water barrier but it does not hold oxygen or CO2 … natural, white, mixed, printed and unprinted) HDPE Regrind (HDPE carrying bags and similar, converted into hard solid structure … HDPE RegrindHDPE: It is an abbreviation for High Density Poly Ethylene. Post Consumer Regrind (PCR): PCR is post consumer plastic products that have been recycled, … in question. Level of grinding can be between 25-100%. HDPE post consumer regrind is recycled High Density Poly Ethylene cut into … |
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