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How PET bottles are recycled
The seven steps that turn a used PET bottle back into raw material, from collection and sorting to the stricter checks before rPET is used for food and drink.
Why rPET may cost more than virgin PET
Six factors that can make rPET, and food-grade rPET in particular, cost more than virgin PET, from collecting used bottles to rising market demand.
Common questions about PET bottles and recycling
Five questions about PET recycling: what a recyclable claim really means, whether rPET can hold drinking water, and why it can cost more than virgin PET.
What is PET, and why does it suit drinking-water bottles?
What PET is, how it is made in plain terms, and the four reasons it is well suited to drinking-water bottles.
What is rPET, and how does it differ from virgin PET?
What rPET is, how it differs from virgin PET in raw material, use and quality control, and where the rPET resin used by P.A.S. Intergroup comes from.