What is made from polyethylene?
Polyethylene goes straight into 22 lines, among them toothpaste, hip implant, plastic bag, duct tape and lithium-ion cell. Follow those further and it reaches 117 things in all.
How polyethylene is made What it is made of See it on the map
Goes straight into
- Toothpasteat Fill the tubes
- Hip implantat Cut the cup liner
- Plastic bagat Melt the pellets
- Duct tapeat Feed film and mesh
- Lithium-ion cellat Wind or stack
- Glass bottleat Spray, inspect and pack
- Bubble wrapat Melt the resin beads
- Plastic wrapat Blend the resin
- Zip-top bagat Melt the pellets
- Paper cupat Coat the cup board
- Vacuum flaskat Fit the stopper or lid
- Skiat Stack the layers in the mold
- Snowboardat Saw the sidecut, slice the block
- Flying discat Load the plastic pellets
- Sanitary padat Wrap in film
- Power cableat Extrude the insulation
- Car batteryat Stack the cells
- Backpackat Make the straps and back pad
- Flip-flopsat Mix the foam compound
- USB cableat Insulate each conductor
- Disposable diaperat Seal the outer shell
- Adhesiveat Choose the base polymer
Further down the line: 95 things
Metals 1
Metal goods 2
Plastics and fibers 3
Glass, stone and ceramics 3
Wood and paper 17
PencilPaper strawPaper bagPizza boxLaminate flooringWooden chairWooden doorPlywoodMDFCardboardCardboard boxToilet paperBookEnvelopeSticky notesPlaying cardsMatch
Clothes and textiles 14
SofaDress shirtTailored suitRaincoatLeather handbagHard-shell suitcaseLeather walletHiking bootsHigh heelsSneakerLeather shoeBaseball capCarpetMattress
Electronics 12
LED light bulbElectric car batterySmartwatchWireless earbudsLoudspeakerMicrophoneCamera lensE-readerSmartphoneLaptopDigital cameraElectric toothbrush
Machines and vehicles 10
WindshieldBrake padSailboatCamera droneSatelliteElectric carDishwasherCarShipping containerCeiling fan
Sport, music and toys 27
SkateboardAcoustic guitarPianoViolinDrum kitTennis ballBaseballBasketballIce skatesGolf clubFishing rodVolleyballCricket batDartboardChess setKiteBoard gameJigsaw puzzleUkuleleCelloDrumstickDesk globeSnow globePinball machineTreadmillFireworksTrading cards