PET and rPET: sustainable future
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here is no doubt that the advent of PET transformed the bottled water industry in the 1970s, but that sustainability is now top of the agenda. Today, three issues seem to dominate: the use of rPET, coupled with the need to educate consumers on their role in closing the recycling loop; oxo-biodegradation to deal with non-recycled bottles; and the use of plant-based materials. In this Special Report, Water Innovation looks at the issues, and canvasses some mixed opinions.
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Lightweighting: How low can you go?
Second life: rPET in the spotlight with Glas Water
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Dean Bellefleur looks at the PET innovation agenda
2010 green bottles: WI reviews some of last year’s top futurefriendly PET packages
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The case for rPET with oxo-biodegredation by The Planet Bottle President Eleanor Reynolds
Husky: Preforms from 100% rPET
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Page 35 Award winning design: sparkling Isklar by Blue Marlin Brand Design
The case against biodegredation? by Petcore
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www.foodbev.com/water Issue 64 - January · February 2011
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