Elmer's Glue Crew | How It Works


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Q. How are Elmer's Glue Bottles and Glue Sticks recycled?

A. Elmer's Glue Bottles and Glue Sticks are made from High Density Polyethylene, which is a type of thermoplastic. Once these plastic bottles and glue sticks are emptied of their water-soluble Elmer's glue, they are thoroughly rinsed by students and teachers, then taken to
a local Wal-Mart® store. A local plastic recycling company picks up the empty bottles and glue sticks from Wal-Mart®, takes them to their factory, and puts them into a machine to compress the plastic bottles and glue sticks into a block. Then they ship these plastic blocks to a toll company, where the plastic blocks are put into another machine to be ground into bits. Once
the plastic is ground up into little pieces, it is sent to an injection molding company, which rinses the ground-up plastic again to remove any traces of glue or other debris. Once the ground plastic is thoroughly clean, it is melted down into liquid plastic and put into an injection molder machine to be made into a new consumer product or package.