Essential polymers like PET preserve and protect our food and health. Discover how PET further plays a key role in preserving and protecting our environment, forwarding a circular economy, and addressing plastic pollution.
From microplastics to reuse models, explore the current technical landscape of popular plastic topics. Within each topic, gain a unique PET-perspective fitting of this exceptional polymer.
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Where do microplastics come from and how are they measured? Gain an overview of the current landscape of microplastics research, as well as details on how bottled water is monitored to ensure our health and safety. (Content coming soon!)
From bottled water to medical syringes, PET is approved for use across various food and medical applications. Learn why PET is chosen time and time again to protect our food and health.
How many times can a PET bottle be recycled? Learn more about the closed-loop mechanical recycling process for PET that rebuilds the material back to a quality fit for new food and beverage applications, over and over again. (Content coming soon!)
Reuse is often perceived to be a solution to plastic pollution. However, there are several variables to consider. What makes an effective reuse model and what social, economic, and environmental challenges might arise?
What chemicals are people concerned about, where are they used, and how are they regulated? Dive deeper into phthalates, BPA, and PFAS and how they are used and regulated in plastics and other materials.
Read the annual PET Recycling Rate Report and other collaborative industry studies.
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Learn about the impacts of PET packaging on energy usage, greenhouse gas emissions, even jobs and local revenues.
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Retailers and brand companies have revisited their commitments to packaging sustainability. See how PET supports these goals.
Retailer Commitments
