HDPE Bottle Scrap

Typical applications

• HDPE regrind and pellet production
• Bottle, pipe and film compounding

Technical specification (indicative)

The 6-digit HS subheading is internationally harmonised; confirm the full national tariff line with your customs broker.

Grade definition — HDPE Natural Bottles / HDPE Colored Bottles

Whole blow-moulded HDPE bottles marked #2 HDPE (neck or mouth smaller than the base) from recycling collection, free of contents or free-flowing liquids; closures may be left on but loose caps should not be added. Natural = unpigmented; coloured = pigmented and opaque.

Source: ReMA/ISRI Scrap Specifications Circular 2024 — Guidelines for Plastic Scrap. Summarised in our own words; the published standard prevails.

Packaging and container loading

Estimated loading quantities — subject to the material's packing density, the actual container payload and applicable transport weight limits.

Inspection and quality verification

Resin type, colour, contamination (labels, caps, other polymers, dirt, moisture) and bale condition are checked before loading, with loading photographs. Where specified in the contract, an independent inspection or a sample for testing can be agreed.

Import compliance

Since 1 January 2021 the Basel Convention plastic-waste amendments require prior informed consent for most mixed or contaminated plastic waste shipments. Clean, sorted single-polymer scrap destined for recycling (Basel entry B3011) is generally outside that requirement, but national import rules vary and some countries restrict or ban plastic scrap imports. Buyers must confirm import eligibility and permits at the destination.