HDPE (high density polyethylene) #2 plastics
Found in: Milk jugs, juice and pop bottles; bleach, irrigation pipe, detergent and household cleaner bottles; shampoo/conditioner bottles; some trash and shopping bags; motor oil bottles; butter and yogurt tubs; cereal box liners, shotgun shells
Recycling: Picked up through most curbside recycling programs, although some allow only those containers with necks.
Recycled into: Laundry detergent bottles, oil bottles, pens, recycling containers, floor tile, plastic sheeting, drainage pipe, lumber, benches, doghouses, picnic tables, fencing, liners, etc.HDPE is a versatile plastic with many end uses. It carries low risk of leaching and is readily recyclable into many goods.
Found in: Milk jugs, juice and pop bottles; bleach, irrigation pipe, detergent and household cleaner bottles; shampoo/conditioner bottles; some trash and shopping bags; motor oil bottles; butter and yogurt tubs; cereal box liners, shotgun shells
Recycling: Picked up through most curbside recycling programs, although some allow only those containers with necks.
Recycled into: Laundry detergent bottles, oil bottles, pens, recycling containers, floor tile, plastic sheeting, drainage pipe, lumber, benches, doghouses, picnic tables, fencing, liners, etc.HDPE is a versatile plastic with many end uses. It carries low risk of leaching and is readily recyclable into many goods.
At Sandhill Plastics, we purchase the #2 post consumer plastics ground into flake form. It’s washed in an industrial washline, then melted in our extruder line and plastic sheeting is made for an infinite list of uses. We add 2 % color concentrate for the colors or white. Our product is 100% recycled materials, thus considered a green product.
Read more: http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/latest/recycling-symbols-plastics-460321#ixzz0aR9vWkMi
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