MILK is a lampshade and example of how waste plastic can be manipulated with heat and water to create new, intriguing forms that challenge people’s perception of what plastics can be. The process and piece work with the natural properties of the material, exploiting its low melting point and reaction to being cooled quickly by water. MILK is an intervention of the Milk bottle, before recycling, by using its shape as a tool within the making process, extending its first form’s usefulness, giving it a new purpose, without energy being wasted in reprocessing HDPE back to a raw state. As each fragment is joined to another by heat spot welding, no separation of fixings is needed, the ability to recycle of the object is therefore increased. material: plastic bottles (HDPE), steel lamp frame process: personal development of texturizing plastic