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PROFILES IN GARBAGE: HDPE Bottles

Published Sunday, September 01, 2002

HDPE resin is produced from the chemical compound ethylene. HDPE bottles are blow-molded. Bottles are used for detergent, shampoo, motor oil, milk and other liquid products, and drugs and cosmetic products. Milk bottles are the single biggest HDPE package. Most milk and water bottles use a natural-colored HDPE resin. Bottles used for detergents, shampoos and other products often have colorants added to the resin. Injection-molded HPDE containers are used for products such as margarine and yogurt. Bottles have 90 percent of the HDPE “rigid package” market, while containers have the remainder. Additionally, HDPE resin can be used to ...

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