A method for purifying reclaimed polyethylene comprising: a. Obtaining the reclaimed polyethylene wherein said reclaimed polyethylene is selected from the group consisting of post-consumer use polymers, post-industrial use polymers, and combinations thereof; b. Contacting the reclaimed polyethylene at a temperature from 80°C to 220°C and at a pressure from 150 psig (1.03 MPa) to 15,000 psig (103.42 MPa) with a first fluid solvent having a standard boiling point less than 70°C, wherein the polyethylene is essentially insoluble in the fluid solvent to produce an extracted reclaimed polyethylene; c. Dissolving the extracted reclaimed polyethylene in a solvent selected from the group consisting of the first fluid solvent, a second fluid solvent, and mixtures thereof, at a temperature from 90°C to 220°C and a pressure from 350 psig (2.41 MPa) to about 20,000 psig (137.90 MPa) to produce a first solution comprising polyethylene and suspended contaminants; d. Settling said first solution comprising polyethylene and suspended contaminants at a temperature from 90°C to 220°C and at a pressure from 350 psig (2.41 MPa) to 20,000 psig (137.90 MPa) to produce a second solution comprising polyethylene and remaining contaminants; e. Purifying said second solution at a temperature from 90°C to 220°C and at a pressure from 350 psig (2.41 MPa) to 20,000 psig (137.90 MPa) by contacting said second solution with solid media to produce a third solution comprising purer polyethylene, wherein the solid media is selected from the group consisting of inorganic substances, carbon-based substances, and mixtures thereof, and recycled glass; the inorganic substances being selected from the group consisting of oxides of silicon, oxides of aluminum, oxides of iron, aluminum silicates, magnesium silicates, amorphous volcanic glasses, silica, silica gel, diatomite, sand, quartz, reclaimed glass, alumina, perlite, fuller's earth, bentonite, and mixtures thereof; and the carbon-based substances being selected from the group consisting of anthracite coal, carbon black, coke, activated carbon, cellulose, and mixtures thereof;; and f. Separating said purer polyethylene from said third solution; wherein said second fluid solvent has the same chemical composition or a different chemical composition as the first fluid solvent. a. Obtaining the reclaimed polyethylene wherein said reclaimed polyethylene is selected from the group consisting of post-consumer use polymers, post-industrial use polymers, and combinations thereof; b. Contacting the reclaimed polyethylene at a temperature from 80°C to 220°C and at a pressure from 150 psig (1.03 MPa) to 15,000 psig (103.42 MPa) with a first fluid solvent having a standard boiling point less than 70°C, wherein the polyethylene is essentially insoluble in the fluid solvent to produce an extracted reclaimed polyethylene; c. Dissolving the extracted reclaimed polyethylene in a solvent selected from the group consisting of the first fluid solvent, a second fluid solvent, and mixtures thereof, at a temperature from 90°C to 220°C and a pressure from 350 psig (2.41 MPa) to about 20,000 psig (137.90 MPa) to produce a first solution comprising polyethylene and suspended contaminants; d. Settling said first solution comprising polyethylene and suspended contaminants at a temperature from 90°C to 220°C and at a pressure from 350 psig (2.41 MPa) to 20,000 psig (137.90 MPa) to produce a second solution comprising polyethylene and remaining contaminants; e. Purifying said second solution at a temperature from 90°C to 220°C and at a pressure from 350 psig (2.41 MPa) to 20,000 psig (137.90 MPa) by contacting said second solution with solid media to produce a third solution comprising purer polyethylene, wherein the solid media is selected from the group consisting of inorganic substances, carbon-based substances, and mixtures thereof, and recycled glass; the inorganic substances being selected from the group consisting of oxides of silicon, oxides of aluminum, oxides of iron, aluminum silicates, magnesium silicates, amorphous volcanic glasses, silica, silica gel, diatomite, sand, quartz, reclaimed glass, alumina, perlite, fuller's earth, bentonite, and mixtures thereof; and the carbon-based substances being selected from the group consisting of anthracite coal, carbon black, coke, activated carbon, cellulose, and mixtures thereof;; and f. Separating said purer polyethylene from said third solution;