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: Other

Properties: Dependent on polymers or combination or polymers.

Common Packaging Applications: Beverage bottles; baby milk bottles.

HDPE Regrind

Filed under HDPE

…  shredded, and is ready to be recycled into HDPE pellets or granules, or alternatively melted down and used as raw material for new …  or it may undergo melt processing to make HDPE pellets or granules. Melt processing involves melting the HDPE regrind down and passing it …

Virgin HDPE Granules

Filed under HDPE

…  Granules (Virgin HDPE) Virgin HDPE granules are the premium source of HDPE for all HDPE applications. A product of …  Virgin HDPE typically comes in the form of virgin HDPE granules, which must be melted by the end user to obtain liquid HDPE which can …

HDPE Pellets and Granules

Filed under Glossary, HDPE

…  and acids. HDPE Pellets: HDPE resin pellets are small granules usually in shape of a cylinder or a disk with a diameter of a few …  sites where consumer products are made by re-melting the granules and molding them into final products. HDPE Pellets use: High …