What's the weigh for a bale of recycled plastic bottle?

Question

I'd like to know more about recycled plastic business. Usually I see those plastic bottles were pressed into a bale in order to transport. Can anyone tell me what's the weigh for each bale? thanks.

Answer 1

I remember years ago the bales (about 5 ft square) were about 600 to 700 pounds. These were number 1 type plastic. The number 2 plastics were another 15 percent heavier, on average. Back in the late 80s, a friend and I were forming number 2 plastic into dimensional lumber. But we never made any good money from it and stopped.

Answer 2

It mainly depends on the size of the bale. About 5 ft square bale  were about 700 to 750 pounds if it is number 1 type plastic. If it is  number 2 plastics , it is about  12-16 percent heavier.