Consequently, less fuel is used in transport and less packaging waste created. PET is a plastic resin and a form of polyester. It is a polymer that is formed by combining two monomers called modified ethylene glycol and purified terephthalic acid. PET was first developed in 1941 by British Calico Printers for use in synthetic fibres. The patent rights were subsequently sold to DuPont and ICI who in turn sold regional rights to many other companies.
PET plastic is the number one recycled plastic.
Recycled PET takes new forms. Recycled PET bottles can come back to life in the form of many useful new products. Automotive parts, such as luggage racks, headliners, fuse boxes, bumpers, grilles, and door panels. Trays, blisterpacks and containers. Industrial strapping, sheet and film.