A method of making a solution including poly(ethylene terephthalate), the method comprising: dissolving poly(ethylene terephthalate) in a solvent mixture to form a solution, the solvent mixture consisting of two solvent components, a first solvent component and a second solvent component, wherein a Hansen Solubility Parameter Distance between the solvent mixture and HSP coordinates having a dispersion HSP of 18.02 MPa 0.5, a polar HSP of 5.56 MPa 0.5, and a hydrogen bonding HSP of 14.27 MPa 0.5 is less than 2 MPa 0.5, wherein the solubility of the poly(ethylene terephthalate) in the solvent mixture is at least 2 wt. % at a temperature from 20°C to 25°, and wherein i) the first solvent component is cinnamyl alcohol and the second solvent component is 2-methyl-1,3-butanediol, 1-butanol, 2-propanol, or 3-methyl allyl alcohol; or ii) the first solvent component is 2-phenoxy ethanol and the second solvent component is thymol; or iii) the first solvent component is n-butyl salicylate and the second solvent component is ethylene glycol; or iv) the first solvent component is one of -cinnamyl alcohol, 2-allylphenol, 4-propylphenol, chavicol, dihydroeugenol, hawthorn carbinol, hawthorn ethanol, isopropenylphenol, n-butyl salicylate, peony alcohol, and trans anethole and the second component is dl-lactic acid; or v) the first solvent component is benzyl alcohol and the second solvent component is one of 1-butanol, iso-butanol, and ethylene glycol; or vi) the first solvent component is thymol and the second solvent component is one of 2,3-butanediol, 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanoic acid, and 2-methyl-1,3-butanediol. dissolving poly(ethylene terephthalate) in a solvent mixture to form a solution, the solvent mixture consisting of two solvent components, a first solvent component and a second solvent component, wherein a Hansen Solubility Parameter Distance between the solvent mixture and HSP coordinates having a dispersion HSP of 18.02 MPa 0.5, a polar HSP of 5.56 MPa 0.5, and a hydrogen bonding HSP of 14.27 MPa 0.5 is less than 2 MPa 0.5, wherein the solubility of the poly(ethylene terephthalate) in the solvent mixture is at least 2 wt. % at a temperature from 20°C to 25°, and wherein i) the first solvent component is cinnamyl alcohol and the second solvent component is 2-methyl-1,3-butanediol, 1-butanol, 2-propanol, or 3-methyl allyl alcohol; or ii) the first solvent component is 2-phenoxy ethanol and the second solvent component is thymol; or iii) the first solvent component is n-butyl salicylate and the second solvent component is ethylene glycol; or iv) the first solvent component is one of -cinnamyl alcohol, 2-allylphenol, 4-propylphenol, chavicol, dihydroeugenol, hawthorn carbinol, hawthorn ethanol, isopropenylphenol, n-butyl salicylate, peony alcohol, and trans anethole and the second component is dl-lactic acid; or v) the first solvent component is benzyl alcohol and the second solvent component is one of 1-butanol, iso-butanol, and ethylene glycol; or vi) the first solvent component is thymol and the second solvent component is one of 2,3-butanediol, 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanoic acid, and 2-methyl-1,3-butanediol. i) the first solvent component is cinnamyl alcohol and the second solvent component is 2-methyl-1,3-butanediol, 1-butanol, 2-propanol, or 3-methyl allyl alcohol; or ii) the first solvent component is 2-phenoxy ethanol and the second solvent component is thymol; or iii) the first solvent component is n-butyl salicylate and the second solvent component is ethylene glycol; or iv) the first solvent component is one of -cinnamyl alcohol, 2-allylphenol, 4-propylphenol, chavicol, dihydroeugenol, hawthorn carbinol, hawthorn ethanol, isopropenylphenol, n-butyl salicylate, peony alcohol, and trans anethole and the second component is dl-lactic acid; or v) the first solvent component is benzyl alcohol and the second solvent component is one of 1-butanol, iso-butanol, and ethylene glycol; or vi) the first solvent component is thymol and the second solvent component is one of 2,3-butanediol, 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanoic acid, and 2-methyl-1,3-butanediol.