Introduction: How to Recycle HDPE Plastic (bags, Milk Jugs, Bottle Caps, ETC)

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Plastic it's all around us, we cant get rid of it, so why not recycle it? In this Instructable I teach you how to recycle HDPE plastic.

Materials:

-HDPE
-Wax paper
-An oven
-Mold
-Heatproof tray

Step 1: Find HPDE Logos.

The most common place you will find the HPDE logo is on plastic bags milk jugs and bottle caps.

Step 2: Sort Your Bags.

Biggest bag on bottom smallest bag on top.

Step 3: Fold It to Your Size

Flod your bags to whatever size you like. You could also cut it.

Step 4: Preparing It.

Lay some wax paper on a heatproof tray then put put your plastic on it.

Step 5: Baking It!!!

Set your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit if you go any higher your plastic will decompose. You can also set it for 10 minutes.

Step 6: Molding.

After you take it out of the oven you will notice that it's soft an shrunken you can now stick it in a mold and wait for it to dry.

Step 7: Done!!! :-)

After you take it out of the mold it is ready to make stuff with. It might not be pretty but its durable! :-)

Step 8: No Mold?

Its OK, you can let it dry freeform. ;-)

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