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Recycling PET in North America

R-PET IN NORTH AMERICA In 2012, 1.718 million pounds of post consumer PET bottles and jars were collected and available for recycling; this is an all time record. Use of R-PET in the primary end-market conversion categories in the U.S. and Canada increased dramatically in 2012, up by 26% over 2011. Energy use is reduced by 84% and greenhouse gas emissions by 71% for every pound of recycled PET flake used. There are 27 PET recycling plants operating in the U.S. Less than 2% of the volume of municipal solid waste comprises PET. The recycling industry creates 459,131 jobs. Canada recently welcomed a new Pepsi bottle made from 100% recycled PET. Sidel is the leading global provider of PET solutions for liquid packaging. Visit us at sidel.com & Sidel A BETTER MATCH

Recycling PET in North America

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A look at R-PET in USA and Canada: Year over year, collections rates for post consumer PET bottles have been steadily increasing and last year was no different. Data is based is based on reports f...

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