HDPE or high density polyethylene is a thermoplastic polymer and due to its molecular composition it has a characteristic hardness and strength.
Another quality of this material is its resistance to high temperatures, withstanding up to 120 degrees. On the other hand, it also withstands very low temperatures without changing its state. It is also extremely light and highly resistant to impacts.
HDPE is a colorless and almost opaque material. Its ease of printing, painting and gluing on it allows a wide range of customization options, which is why it is the material we use in Parafina in the cork collection, whose frame is made with this material and then we glue the cork layer on top of it. It is commonly used for the manufacture of detergent or shampoo packaging pipes and protective devices such as knee or elbow pads.
The chairman of the HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) and PP (Polypropylene) Working Group of PRE (Plastics Recyclers Europe), Herbert Snell claimed that: “The demand for the use of recycled products is increasing and shifting towards a wider range of applications that require a new set of specifications.
Although HDPE and PP recycling capacity is growing, to meet this new demand and increase its quality, it will be essential to work on advancing the collection and design for the recycling process.
For Snell, it is essential to increase the recycling of this material if we want to reach the new recycling rate
This, in turn, can only happen if a genuine transformation of production, end-of-life treatment and collection of these materials is taking place.
Therefore, although it is true that today this material is in very wide demand and is growing more and more, we must take into account the recycling factor and companies have the duty to carry it out if they make use of this material.
