What is HDPE and how can I use HDPE?

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By Jamie Barton

One of the most widely used kinds of plastic in Australia is HDPE or High-Density Polyethylene. Its versatility, durability, and strength make it an extremely popular product. 

HDPE has applications across a range of industries, from commercial to industrial to DIY home projects.

What are the benefits of HDPE? 

HDPE is so popular because it has plenty of benefits and applications across a range of projects. Some of the main benefits of HDPE are: 

  • It’s resistant to many chemicals, which means it’s easy to clean and can be used in factory settings around harsh chemicals. 
  • HDPE can be easily recycled 
  • It’s temperature resistant, so it can be used in factory settings or outdoors. 
  • HDPE is durable but malleable so it can be cut, drilled, welded and made into whatever shape you need. 
  • HDPE is resistant to sun and UV so it won’t fade or change colour. 
  • HDPE is a strong material, and very light. 
  • It comes in a range of sizes, and thicknesses.
  • HDPE is resistant to mold, mildew, and rot. 
  • HDPE comes in different shapes, including rods and welding rods. 

What can HDPE be used for? 

All of the features of HDPE make it a widely used plastic, in fact, it’s one of the most widely used plastics in Australia. It can be used for a variety of projects and here are a few of the ways HDPE is used: 

  • Building ships 
  • Fish farming containers and transportation 
  • In transportation, including for cars and trains 
  • For seawater desalination tanks 
  • To build elevated water tanks for water storage for farming 
  • Reclaiming marine land 
  • Chemical installations and storage 
  • In the pharmaceutical industry 
  • In sewage treatment plants for underground pipes and storage tanks 
  • To build swimming pools and other large tanks to hold water
  • In food handling and processing 

For more uses of HDPE that are closer to home:

  • Chopping boards
  • Food containers 
  • Milk bottles, shampoo containers, and other liquid containers 
  • Snow and surfboards

Plastic Warehouse has a large variety of HDPE options, all of which offer high impact strength with temperature and corrosion resistance, and good chemical resistance. Plastic Warehouse offers black HDPE sheets that are long-lasting and UV stabilized, so can be used outdoors. They’ve also got white HDPE which can safely be used with food. If you’d like to learn more about their range of HDPE plastic, you can contact Plastic Warehouse.

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