Some of interesting attributes of HDPE:

•  It takes 8 milk jugs to make 1 pound of plastic lumber.
• Recycled plastic bottles uses 88 percent less energy to make than from virgin materials.
• Recycling 1 plastic bottle saves enough energy to power a 60 watt light bulb for 6 hours.
• 10 plastic bottles saves enough energy to power a laptop computer for over 24 hours.
• Enough plastic is produced in the US each year to shrink-wrap Texas.