How to reuse plastics wastes is one of the most important studies concerning bringing environment pollution under control. For polyethylene (PE) wastes making up a great part of the whole plastics wastes, people show an increasingly interest in how to reclaim and reuse PE wastes. In this article, the theoretical and economical feasibility is firstly discussed, then the property and market situation of polyethylene wax,several waxmaking technologies and deoiling from waxes using infrared ray are introduced and analyzed. Finally, some sug-gestions on developing directions are made for further investigations.