Polyethylene or Polythene is one of the most common plastics used all around the world. It is very widely produced, with around 80 million tonnes every single year!
It is used for the following
- Plastic bags
- Plastic films
- Geomembranes (low permeable sheets that act like a barrier or a line separating two substances to control fluids)
- Dustbin crates
- Water pipes
- Plastic bottles
- Packaging
