Recycled HDPE plastic at Colorado Plastics

There are two kinds of recycled content HDPE that we sell.

The first is Utility Grade. It is only available in black, and is made of Post-Industrial recycled material.  It is available in 4’x8’ sheets, in standard thicknesses from 1/8” to 1”.  The surface of both sides of this material is smooth.  The minimum purchase quantity for this black utility grade material is one 4’x8’ sheet.

The second type of recycled content HDPE that we sell is custom ordered material, (except that it’s currently available in 5/8” thick black on short lead time).  It is available in your choice of solid colors, and is made of Post-Consumer recycled material.  It can be made for you  in 4’x8’ sheets, in standard thicknesses from 1/8” to 1.25””.  The surface (of both sides of this material) is available in your choice of four different textures.  The available textures, in decreasing degree of granulation, are Orange Peel (as normally found on cutting board material), Cobblestone (as normally found on partition board), Desert Stone (as normally found on marine board) and Smooth.   The minimum purchase quantity for this Post-Consumer grade material is 5,000 lbs, which corresponds to 64 ½”x4’x8’ sheets (or 256 1/8” sheets and so on).

A single sheet of ½”x48”x96 of (black) Utility Grade (Post-Industrial) HDPE sells for $118.

The per sheet price, for the minimum purchase amount of 64 ½”x48”x96” sheets, of any color of Post-Consumer recycled is $145 per sheet.

In comparison, a sheet of natural colored (white) HDPE made from virgin resin in the ½”x48”x96” size is $145 and the same size HDPE sheet in black, made with virgin resin, is $159.