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Brand Commitments
PET meets packaging goals for brands, retailers, and consumers
PET (polyethylene terephthalate) plastic—universally recognized by the #1 inside the triangle on the packaging—is the most commonly used packaging in retail today, and for good reason. It’s safe, durable, eco-friendly, and shatterproof, with strong shelf appeal and high clarity, and perhaps best of all, it’s made to be remade (meaning it’s designed to be recycled).
A new PET bottle can be made with up to 100 percent post-consumer recycled (PCR) content.
PET applications are a natural choice for brands seeking to incorporate PCR content into their products. PET offers innovation and performance for end products ranging from beverage containers and produce packaging to ketchup and shampoo bottles.
NAPCOR applauds the efforts of retailers and brands that have demonstrated a strong commitment to sustainable packaging, even as we’re concerned about the trend to deprioritize it. Packaging made from PET supports a company’s commitment to the planet and its people.
Below are just a few examples of such corporate social responsibility efforts. Explore Packaging Dive’s sustainability goals tracker for a more comprehensive list.
Walmart
Walmart’s Project Gigaton encourages suppliers to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with packaging. PET packaging can help achieve that goal, as it is lightweight (less resin needed and less weight to pack and transport), designed to be recycled, and up to 100% recycled PET can be incorporated into packaging.
PepsiCo
PepsiCo’s sustainability goals include “Use 40% or greater recycled content in our plastic packaging by 2035 or sooner.”
Kroger
Kroger “seeks to achieve 100% recyclable, compostable, and/or reusable packaging for Our Brands products.”
Method
In October 2016, Method introduced the first detergent bottle made of 100% post-consumer recycled (PCR) PET.
Burt’s Bees
Burt’s Bees aims “to reduce virgin plastic and use recycled and renewable materials. We offer a free TerraCycle® recycling program.”
Seventh Generation
Seventh Generation continues its commitment to using recycled plastics, using 100 percent recycled content PET bottles for its dish and laundry detergents.
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PET Recycling
Watch our short animated video to learn how a PET container gets recycled and what happens between the recycling bin and its next life as a new product.
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