HDPE Plastic has a reputation for surviving for hundreds of years. That has caused concern for items that are thrown out. We take that a different direction, and utilize its strengths to its advantage.
HDPE is approved by the USFDA to hold food, allows for easily handlable texture, and is entirely reusable, moldable, and easy to work with. HDPE is a wonder plastic.
Easy to Work With: Versatile and Malleable
HDPE (High-Density Polyethylene) stands out for its remarkable flexibility. Despite its high melting point, which keeps it rigid at elevated temperatures, HDPE can be easily shaped once melted. This makes it perfect for various products such as cutting boards, milk jugs, detergent bottles, food storage containers, corrosion-resistant piping, geomembranes, and plastic lumber.
Withstanding the Elements: Resistant to Corrosion
This material is extremely resistant to mold, mildew, and rotting, making it an excellent choice for underground water pipes. HDPE’s durability and resistance to weather conditions also allow it to be boiled for sterilization, which is ideal for food and beverage containers. Additionally, it withstands most strong mineral acids and bases, as well as naturally occurring chemicals in soil, and is almost impervious to water, solvents, acids, detergents, and cleaning fluids.
Perfect for agility & strength
Despite having a density ranging from 0.93 to 0.97 g/cm³, slightly more than LDPE (Low-Density Polyethylene), HDPE’s linear structure with minimal branching offers superior intermolecular forces and tensile strength. This enables a lightweight HDPE container, weighing just 60 grams, to hold over a gallon of liquid or about eight pounds.
Eco-Friendly and Recyclable
HDPE’s recyclability is one of its key advantages, helping reduce the amount of non-biodegradable waste in landfills and cutting plastic production by up to 50%. This makes it a cost-effective and environmentally responsible material choice.
HDPE is a polymer material, that has a designation of rubber code 2 and is 100% recyclable. This material is widely used for its durability, strength, chemical resistance and, for ease of processing.
HDPE pipe is typically joined using butt fusion, electrofusion, or mechanical fittings.
HDPE sheets can be cut using a circular saw, table saw, or jigsaw with appropriate blades for plastic.
