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

HDPE regrind is scrap HDPE which has been washed, shredded, and is ready to be recycled into HDPE pellets or granules, or alternatively melted down and used as raw material for new applications. The bulk of HDPE regrind originates from reclaimed post consu …

Recycled HDPE Pellets (Repro HDPE)

Filed under HDPE

Repro HDPE Pellets Recycled HDPE pellets are HDPE pellets made from reprocessing scrap HDPE. Recycled HDPE pellets are of a similar quality to virgin HDPE pellets in terms of chemical and physical integrity, though there are restrictions on scrap HDPE p …

Scrap Butyl inner tube bladder

Filed under Rubber

We are looking to buy all scrap truck and tractor inner tubes, also called Bagomatic Bladders. If you have it, please contact us. If you need it, we have some. Inner Tubes Scrap inner tubes are inflatable rubber bladders (balloons) which are inserted i …

HDPE Regrind

Filed under HDPE, Glossary

HDPE: It is an abbreviation for High Density Poly Ethylene. Post Consumer Regrind (PCR): PCR is post consumer plastic products that have been recycled, this means they are ground down to be re-used in manufacturing of new products made of the mate …

What are Polymers / Plastics?

Filed under Plastics

Polymers or more popular name Plastics are substances containing a large number of structural units joined by the same type of linkage. Polymers in the natural world have been around since the beginning of time. These substances often form into a chain-lik …