PET Plastics

PET Is Environmentally Friendly!

Recycling

• PET Products are infinitely recyclable.
• In fact, 90% of the PET that goes into recycling bins is recycled!⁽¹⁾

Safe

• PET does not contain BPA (Bisphenol A).
• Since it's an inert substance, PET is resistant to attacks by micro-organisms and won't biologically degrade.⁽²⁾

Production

• Producing PET bottles generates 33% less greenhouse gas emissions⁽³⁾ and uses 50% less fossil fuels⁽⁴⁾ compared to manufacturing aluminum cans.
• Producing PET bottles uses up to 77% less greenhouse gas emissions compared to producing glass bottles.⁽⁵⁾
• With existing technologies including chemical recycling

1. in the US. NAPCOR Recycling Report, 2017
2. PETRA: https://petresin.org/faqs/
3. Amcor Asset Life Cycle Analysis.
4. Flexible Packaging Association Report. A Holistic View of Flexible Packaging in a Sustainable World, 2018.
5. Goldman Sachs The Plastics Paradox, 2017

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