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June 10th, 2016, 09:37 AM
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Re: RPET Plastic

Hey as RPET (recycled polyethylene terephtalate) comes from plastic that has already been used for packaging, such as the plastic bottles,

RPET Plastic
RPET stands for recycled polyethylene terephthalate, or recycled PET. PET is
a strong, durable and recyclable material that is used for soda bottles, water
bottles and food jars, while RPET can be made into such products as
blankets, insulation, car parts, shoes and more

Uses
PET is used as a raw material for making packaging materials such as bottles
and containers for packaging a wide range of food products and other
consumer goods.

Examples include soft drinks, alcoholic beverages, detergents, cosmetics,
pharmaceutical products and edible oils.

PET is one of the most common consumer plastics used

Polyethylene terephthalate also can be used as main material in making paper


Re-use of PET bottles

PET bottles are also recycled as-is (re-used) for various purposes, including
for use in school projects, and for use in solar water disinfection in
developing nations, in which empty PET bottles are filled with water and left
in the sun to allow disinfection by ultraviolet radiation.

PET is useful for this purpose because most other materials (including glass)
that are transparent to visible light are opaque to ultraviolet radiation.

Features
Custom bottles (which are bottles used for products other than carbonated
soft drinks) represent 62% of all PET bottles available for recycling.

Recycling a ton of PET containers saves 7.4 cubic yards of landfill space.

According to the EPA, recycling a pound of PET saves approximately 12,000
BTU's.

The average household generated 42 pounds of PET plastic bottles in the year 2005.


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