Pros
Plastic has been made out to be the baddie. But use of plastic for the right applications should not be ruled out. In fact, when used in the right way it can be far more eco friendly than other “sweetheart” materials.
PET is easy to recycle. It’s commonly accepted in recycling centres. Just look for the #1 recycling label.
Recycling plastics reduces the amount of plastic that ends up in landfill and the ocean.
Recycling plastic uses less energy than making it new. Creating a water bottle from recycled plastic uses 75% less energy than its virgin alternative.
RPET
(Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate)
PTE is an abbreviation for the much longer (much less fun) Polythylene Terephthalate.
PET is the most common type of plastic resin. Producers extract crude oil from the Earth, then process it to form a molten liquid. They spin this liquid into fibres to create polyester fabric, or they mould it into PET plastic containers.
As a fibre, polyester can be used to make anything from clothing to carpets.
In its plastic form, PET is used to hold anything from peanut butter to cleaning solution All this pre and post-consumer waste PET is then collected, processed and turned in to RPET. Or Recycled PET. The resulting product is indistinguishable from its virgin counterpart.
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Cons
RPET is still plastic. It will be around
forever.
Plastic in landfills takes thousands of years to break down and can leach
toxic chemicals into the
groundwater.
No plastic should ever end up in
landfill. Ever.
Microfibers or micro plastics are tiny fibres that cause big problems. Once they find their way into the water they pollute the environment, are ingested by animals and ultimately are consumed by humans harming our bodies.
