low-density polyethylene

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. highly branched polyethylene with low crystallinity and melting point, and a density of 0.91 to 0.94, prepared at very high pressures, and used mainly for sheeting, films, and packaging materials. LDPE

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Over a six-month period before the ban went into effect, 1,500 stores gave out 435 million low-density polyethylene, or LDPE, bags and 116 million paper bags.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2023

The thin plastic bags that used to line every bathroom trash can and litter box in California were and are made of low-density polyethylene, or LDPE.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2023

Total owns stakes in four facilities that liquefy gas and is a shareholder in Qatar Petrochemical and Qatofin Co.’s linear low-density polyethylene plant.

From BusinessWeek ● Dec. 22, 2010