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2. Polyethylene terephthalate - Wikipedia

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   While most thermoplastics can, in principle, be recycled, PET bottle recycling is more practical than many other plastic applications because of the high value of the resin and the almost exclusive use of PET for widely used water and carbonated soft drink bottling. [60] [61] PET bottles lend

3. PET bottle recycling - Wikipedia

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   PET bottles are also repurposed for various uses, 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 many other materials (including window ...

4. Edible packaging - Wikipedia

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   About 50 billion single-use plastic water bottles made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) are produced in the United States each year, and most are discarded. [5] According to the National Association for PET Container Resources, the recycling rate for PET has held steady at 31% since 2013. [6]

5. Food packaging - Wikipedia

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   1970s: The barcode system was introduced in the retail and manufacturing industry. PET plastic blow-mold bottle technology, which is widely used in the beverage industry, was introduced. [11] 1990s: The application of digital printing on food packages became widely adopted.

6. This is why you should never refill your plastic water bottle

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   Additionally, single-use plastic bottles are mostly made of polyethylene terephthalate, or PET, which is safe to use, but not reuse; these plastics can leach chemicals into your water if heated or ...

7. Reuse of bottles - Wikipedia

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   But only about 23% of PET plastic, which is the plastic used in disposable plastic water bottles, gets recycled. Thus, about 38 billion water bottles are thrown away annually, equating to roughly $1 billion worth of plastic. [3] The average American spends $242 per year per person on disposable, single use plastic water bottles.