Why Choose PET Bottles?
Plastic bottles - Surprisingly Sustainable.
Infinitely recyclable, lightweight and low greenhouse gas emissions: PET isn’t just the most recycled plastic in the world, it’s Surprisingly Sustainable.
PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottles have the lowest emissions because of their lightweight properties and the low amount of energy required to produce them. Research shows, aluminum cans and glass bottles are more energy intensive to produce. In North America, aluminum cans have two times the emissions of PET bottles and glass bottles have three times the emissions.
The Story of PET
PET has rapidly become the world’s preferred packaging material because it's:
Approved by the FDA
Reclosable / resealable / reusable
Lightweight, efficient to transport
Fully recyclable
Shatterproof
Lower carbon footprint
Completely customizable
Transparent
The truth might surprise you
Can you believe it?
When compared to other packaging materials, PET provides clear advantages:
*With existing technologies including chemical recycling
**Versus aluminum cans and glass
The never-ending (re)cycle of PET bottles
Closing the Loop
What's the truth behind PET bottles?
Did you know?
The impact of recycling can be impressive. If each person in a city of about 200,000 people recycles just one PET bottle each day:
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