high-density polyethylene

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. polyethylene consisting mainly of linear, or unbranched, chains with high crystallinity and melting point, and density of 0.96 or more, produced at low pressure and used chiefly for containers and articles made by injection molding. HDPE

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Etymology

Origin of high-density polyethylene

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

Since 2014, California has worked to eliminate single-use plastic bags from grocery stores and have recently taken a step further by passing legislation that would do away with the thicker plastic bags made of high-density polyethylene, or HDPE.

From Los Angeles Times

Such bags included paper and high-density polyethylene plastic bags, which plastic companies argued could be reused.

From Los Angeles Times

SCG Plastics Co. used U.S. banks to process $291 million in sales of Iranian high-density polyethylene resin from 2017 to 2018, according to the signed settlement agreement between the firm and Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.

From Seattle Times

After the ban went into effect, in a six-month period, those stores sold 66 million high-density polyethylene, or HDPE, bags and 45 million recycled paper bags.

From Los Angeles Times

But they can sell you a heftier sack made of high-density polyethylene, or HDPE.

From Los Angeles Times