With its impressive sustainability profile, PET stands out as a packaging material that combines energy efficiency with strength, versatility, and recyclability.
The environmental impact of PET is very favorable in comparison to glass, aluminium and other container materials. PET’s exceptional capacity-to-weight ratio is a key to its energy efficiency, putting more product in less packaging, utilizing less weight and less fuel for transporting.
This report maps the recycling landscape in India, presented by NCL INNOVATIONS, CSIR-NCL, PUNE
The outstanding Recyclability of PET further enhances it sustainability, providing an effective and efficient means of Recapturing And Reusing the energy and resources of its raw materials. Although many Americans assume PET can only be recovered and recycled into non-food items such as carpet, clothing and engineering applications, technological advances over the past decade have made it possible to create recycled PET that meets the same hygienic and safety standards as virgin PET.
The closed loop recycling of used PET bottles into new food-grade PET containers is one of the most desirable means of dramatically extending the environmental benefits and sustainability of PET as a packaging material.
100 crore garments and home textiles are made from recycled pet bottles
Over 70 lakh people are economically associated with Indian PET industry directly or indirectly, supporting cicular economy
PET is safe. PET contains no BPA, phthalates or heavy metals. Its has no endocrine disrupters and is non-carcinogenic
Extended Producer Responsibility or EPR is a legislative strategy used by most industrialised nations to promote chemical recycling of plastic waste. Today, more than 90% of plastic waste ends up in landfills. Globally, EPR is the only viable strategy to prevent landfilling of plastic waste.
PACE India champions the PET packaging industry’s growth and sustainability by driving best practices, advocating for smart policies, and promoting recycling. Let us together shape a greener future.
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