The bottle recycler and resin manufacturer will stop buying recycled PET but keep other operations open. Recyclers say that ...

America's largest soft drink makers are no longer unilaterally opposing plastic bottle recycling legislation, but it remains to be seen if the American Beverage Association, a trade group that ...

A PET bottle is prepared by cutting off the bottom, and the open rim is pushed between a pair of bearings, where a cutter slices the bottle into one long strip, as a driven spool rolls it up.

In 2023, the US PET bottle collection rate hit 33%, a 4% rise from 29% in 2022, marking the highest rate since 1996. Last year, the average percentage of post-consumer recycled PET, or recycled ...

Eastman copolyester resins earn RecyClass Approval, with six grades fully compatible with Europe's PET bottle recycling ...

In a comparison between a 12oz aluminium can and a 16.9oz PET plastic water bottle, the study found that the PET bottle consumes 80% less energy during production, creates 80% less solid waste ...

“This project demonstrates the strengths of bringing together the technical robustness of DePoly and PTI’s extensive expertise in plastic packaging processing and manufacturing,” DePoly says, adding ...

Plastic water and soda bottles often contain a chemical called polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Using PET bottles to make recycled polyester produces 75% fewer greenhouse gas emissions, compared to ...