there is disclosed an ethylene polymer composition including a low density ethylene polymer blended with from about 2 . 0 % by weight to about 60 . 0 % by weight of the total composition of a recycled high density ethylene polymer and a compatibilizer comprising from about 0 . 1 % to about 1 . 5 % by weight zinc oxide and about 0 . 1 % to 2 . 0 % by weight of glycerol monostearate . the polymer composition may also include a foaming agent is present in an amount from 5 to 30 parts per hundred . there is also provided a method for producing the ethylene polymer compositions .