Recovering energy from plastics also prevents the loss of valuable natural resources. Since most plastics are made from oil ...

In a new study, fluorinated high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plastic containers -- used for household cleaners, pesticides, personal care products and, potentially, food packaging -- tested ...

A plastic sorting, recycling and reprocessing facility that was several years in the making has now opened in Hong Kong. Equipped for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and high-density polyethylene ...

Researchers have tried to mimic that result with HDPE, or plastic No. 2, but have faced difficulties as this material has a completely different chemical structure.

One company says a new Environmental Protection Agency testing plan to measure PFAS leakage from fluorinated HDPE containers puts industry ‘on notice.' ...

The other major bulky rigid HDPE wash line in the United States is the new $5 million wash line at KW Plastics Recycling in Troy, Ala., which is expected to start operations sometime this month ...

In this video, we demonstrate how to create a chopping board from recycled milk bottle tops and other HDPE plastic, featuring a juice groove. Due to the low melting temperature of HDPE, this board ...

California's plastic bag ban aimed to reduce waste and increase recycling, but it hasn't worked out as planned. What went wrong?

HDPE is easy to recycle at home, and we’ve seen a lot of great uses: a plastic joiner’s mallet, plastic tiles, and even a filament extruder for 3D printing.

The Philippine Plastics Industry Association Inc. is appalled by the recommendation of the Tariff Commission to grant the request of a local company to impose safeguards on duties on high-density ...