LDPE Film Scrap
We buy baled LDPE film across the UK in grades 98/2, 95/5, 90/10, 80/20 and jazz — from single bales of production film to contracted monthly volumes.
LDPE film is the highest-volume grade we ship to Türkiye, where licensed reprocessors pelletise it for film and bag production. We buy from waste companies, MRFs, distribution centres and converters. Grading follows the standard colour-ratio convention — 98/2 means at least 98% clear/natural film — and our graders quote from photographs, usually same day. Every load moves as green-list B3011 material with a full Annex VII trail to a consignee whose Turkish licence and import quota we have verified before contract. Domestic ultra-clean film may achieve more in the UK; where that is true, we say so rather than buy it for export.
Technical specification
| Polymer | LDPE / LLDPE film | |
|---|---|---|
| Grading | Colour ratio: clear % / colour % | |
| Bale weight | 400–600 | kg |
| Bale ties | Steel wire or PET strap | |
| Moisture | ≤ 3 (dry stored) | % |
| Contamination | Per grade — see acceptance specs | |
| Load size | 20–23 t on walking floor / curtainsider |
Compliance & documentation
- Waste / product classification
- Green-list waste under entry B3011: single-polymer, sorted plastic destined for recycling. Ships under Article 18 (Annex VII) procedure — no notification required when the specification is met, which is why grading discipline matters.
- Certification chain
- We are an Environment Agency registered waste carrier/broker/dealer (upper tier). Consignees hold Çevre İzin ve Lisans Belgesi with import quota verified before contract.
- Documentation supplied
- Annex VII form signed by all parties, retained 3 years
- Contract with the licensed Turkish consignee (recovery obligation)
- Waste transfer note at UK collection
- Photographic loading report per container
- Türkiye import notes
- Türkiye accepts sorted single-polymer film; mixed plastics are banned. Quota headroom at the consignee is confirmed per contract — your material never waits at port for paperwork.
Grades & variants
| LDPE 98/2 | LDPE 95/5 | LDPE 90/10 | LDPE 80/20 | LDPE Jazz | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clear film | ≥ 98 % | ≥ 95 % | ≥ 90 % | ≥ 80 % | — |
| Colour/print | ≤ 2 % | ≤ 5 % | ≤ 10 % | ≤ 20 % | — |
| Contamination | ≤ 1 % | ≤ 2 % | ≤ 3 % | ≤ 4 % | ≤ 5 % |
| Moisture | ≤ 2 % | ≤ 3 % | ≤ 3 % | ≤ 3 % | ≤ 3 % |
| Bale weight | 400–600 kg | 400–600 kg | 400–600 kg | 400–600 kg | 400–600 kg |
| Colour mix | — | — | — | — | Unrestricted |
LDPE 98/2
Premium clear · Baled
At least 98% clear/natural film. The premium export grade — highest natural pellet yield.
Packaging & load
| Bale ties | Wire / PET strap | |
|---|---|---|
| Load | ≈ 22 t per 40' |
Not accepted
- Agricultural / greenhouse film
- Silage and mulch film
- Food-contaminated film
- PVC, PP or laminated film
- Wet or mouldy bales
LDPE 95/5
High clear · Baled
Up to 5% colour/print. The volume grade from good retail and DC streams.
Packaging & load
| Bale ties | Wire / PET strap | |
|---|---|---|
| Load | ≈ 22 t per 40' |
Not accepted
- Agricultural film
- Food-contaminated film
- Non-PE film
- Wet bales
LDPE 90/10
Standard export · Baled
Up to 10% colour/print — the standard export grade where sorting is coarser.
Packaging & load
| Bale ties | Wire / PET strap | |
|---|---|---|
| Load | ≈ 22 t per 40' |
Not accepted
- Agricultural film
- Heavily soiled film
- Non-PE film
- Wet bales
LDPE 80/20
Colour-tolerant · Baled
Up to 20% colour/print; feeds coloured and black film production.
Packaging & load
| Bale ties | Wire / PET strap | |
|---|---|---|
| Load | ≈ 22 t per 40' |
Not accepted
- Agricultural film
- Heavily soiled film
- Non-PE film
- Wet bales
LDPE Jazz
Mixed colour · Baled
Mixed-colour film with no ratio promise; priced for black film and sack production.
Packaging & load
| Bale ties | Wire / PET strap | |
|---|---|---|
| Load | ≈ 22 t per 40' |
Not accepted
- Mixed polymers (PP, PVC, PET film)
- Agricultural film unless agreed
- Food waste contamination
- Wet bales
Applications & end markets
Where your film ends up — the end market determines the price we can pay:
- rLDPE pellet for film and bag production in Türkiye
- Construction membrane and damp-proof film
- Refuse sack manufacture (closing the loop with our Flow A range)
- Irrigation and agricultural film
Quality & inspection
- 01
Photo grading: send bale photos front and cut-open; we quote against the grade the photos support.
- 02
Grade confirmation at first collection: our agent or haulier documents the load bale by bale.
- 03
Any downgrade is evidenced with photographs before price adjustment — no silent claims.
- 04
Loading photographed at export packing; report shared with the supplier and consignee.
- 05
Arrival reconciliation: consignee weighbridge and inspection result closes the file.
