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.

Sell Plastic to Us

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We are always interested in buying HDPE, LDPE, LLDPE, MDPE and Polypropylene. All Suppliers capable to supply the above mentioned plastic material in prime, recycled or scrap form, must regster their willingness to do so by issuing the Offer to Sell …

HDPE Plastics

Filed under HDPE, Plastics

Ubiquitous in every day life and accounting for the bulk of material used to create milk bottles, laundry detergent bottles, and margarine tubs, it may surprise some readers to learn that HDPE plastic actually begins life as thick black crude oil pumped ou …

HDPE Regrind

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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)

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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 …

Post Consumer Scrap HDPE

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Scrap 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 American manufacturers have even been known to import scrap HDPE from as far afield as Europe  …

Scrap Butyl inner tube bladder

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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 …

Raw Polymers Ltd

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Raw Polymers Ltd is a global seller of thermoplastic polymers. We specialize in the following material: High Density Polyethylene Medium Density Polyethylene Low Density Polyethylene Linear Low Density Polyethylene Polypropylene We deliv …