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What is poly lumber made of?

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Poly lumber is made from high-density polyethylene (HDPE), UV-inhibited pigment systems, foaming compounds, and selected process additives. The HDPE primary raw material is derived from post-consumer bottle waste, such as milk and detergent bottles or other HDPE post industrial material.Click to see full answer. Likewise, what is Poly made of?Poly is High Density Polyethylene (HDPE), a recyclable plastic derived from post-consumer waste such as milk and detergent bottles. This material is cleaned in a decontamination process to a purity level of over 99% HDPE, then compounded into solid board stock material. Read More...

Dressing Barbie: An interview with author and designer Carol Spencer

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With all the hype around her movie debut, Barbie seems to have her plastic hands on everything. But when she debuted in 1959, Barbie was just a wasp-waisted fashion model with 22 outfits. Success happened fast, and she needed the wardrobe to match. Carol Spencer was there to help. A former children’s wear designer, Spencer was hired by Mattel in 1963 and went on to work as a Barbie fashion designer for more than 35 years, transforming Barbie from model to doctor and so much more. Read More...

I hope her dad fking dies

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Explore More A monstrous dad allegedly left his 3-year-old daughter to burn alive near a Queens park — strapped to her baby seat inside a chained-shut, gasoline-covered car that was set ablaze Sunday, police sources said. The full horror of Zoey Pereira’s final moments emerged Monday as cops ruled her death a homicide — and sources say 39-year-old Martin Pereira is “absolutely” the prime suspect in the tot’s death. Read More...