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What is High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)?

| Plastic | 03/12/2011

What is HDPE Plastic

What does HDPE stand for?

HDPE is an acronym for High Density PolyEthylene and is a thermoplastic prepared from ethylene by a catalytic process. The global market for HDPE in 2007 is around 30 million tons.

What is HDPE’s plastic number?

The recycling number for HDPE is #2.
HDPE is a very commonly recycled type of plastic and is well accepted in most recycling centers.

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