Plastic bottles - Surprisingly Sustainable.
Plastic bottles - Surprisingly Sustainable.
PET: The Complete Package
Top companies know that advanced packaging protects their products and attracts consumers, in ways that are better for the environment. Amcor helps companies – including many of the world’s best-known brands – in beverages, home and personal care, wine and spirits, healthcare and food – grow and thrive.
PET is also known as polyethylene terephthalate
The never-ending (re)cycle of PET bottles
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
PET bottles are the clear choice
When compared to other packaging materials, PET provides clear advantages:
*With existing technologies including chemical recycling
**Versus aluminum cans and glass
What's the truth behind PET bottles?
Closing the Loop
Closed-loop recycling means that a material can be recycled indefinitely without degradation of properties, using less raw materials.*
*With existing technologies including chemical recycling
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:
