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This website was created by a manufacturer of plastic bottles. How can you believe all of this?
Plastic and sustainability?
Let’s take a
closer look.
It is well known that crude oil is used in the production of PET bottles. But only in very small quantities and exclusively for newly produced bottles. Conversely, this means that the more bottles that are recycled, the more sustainable the plastic that is reused over the course of many recycling processes. If we also take the CO₂ savings during transportation into account as well as the lower emissions compared to glass during recycling, the sustainable potential is even clearer. In this case, it not only relates to the material itself, but also to the way we handle it.
25%
Today’s plastic packaging is lighter than that of 1991.
249,000 t
PET is the input
from ALPLA’s recycling plants
92 %
up to 92% less CO₂ thanks to the use of rPET
FAQ
Everything else that we need to know about PET...
... is explained here in a nutshell. And if you want to learn even more about PET bottles, their sustainability or properties, you will find some very educational links to further information on the topic below.
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This website was created by a manufacturer of plastic bottles. How can you believe all of this?
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But glass and paper are more environmentally friendly, right?
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Does plastic
packaging prevent us from achieving
our CO₂ targets?
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Are PET bottles the primary cause of microplastics?
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Isn’t plastic
packaging
harmful to people’s health?
Recycling
The huge potential of recycling.
The fact is, we all produce too much waste and also consume too many resources. So the obvious solution is to reuse things and not discard them carelessly. PET in particular offers many advantages because it can be recycled so easily. This makes it all the more important that we all ensure that plastic does not end up in the environment, but is recycled properly. In this way, the climate footprint of PET bottles, which is already very good, can be further improved by a closed cycle.
Consumer tips
PET mineral water bottles: the best choice when shopping and good for the climate
Consumer tips
PET mineral water bottles: the best choice when shopping and good for the climate
Consumer tips
PET mineral water bottles: the best choice when shopping and good for the climate
ALPLA & recycling
A winning process; benefits of the cycle.
Used PET bottles are a valuable material and are anything but waste. This is because PET becomes recycled PET (rPET), which in turn becomes new bottles again and again and again – for as long as they remain in the cycle. This saves resources and reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 90 per cent. So, even in a small way, each of us can contribute to climate protection by purchasing rPET bottles and disposing of and recycling them properly after use.