We create two billion tonnes of waste every year and the zero-waste movement has grown rapidly to address this. The way to think about it is a waste zero approach to product design which will include a set of principles: responsible production, consumption, reuse and...
’rPET’ refers to recycled polyethylene terephthalate (plastic). It is created when PET plastic is collected, cleaned, and separated from other plastics and contaminants, it is then melted and reshaped into new products such as bottles.
PET (also PETE) is a general-purpose thermoplastic plastic material and is the most recycled and reusable of all plastics. It is commonly used for bottles and containers for food, drinks and cosmetics. Coloured PET is much harder to recycle, so try to buy clear...
This stands for post-consumer recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PCR PET) material and refers to plastics that have been used by consumers and then recycled to create new packaging materials. PCR PET must have been collected from residential recycling systems or...
Biodegradable (not to be confused with ‘compostable’) is a material that is capable of decomposing with the aid of microorganisms, such as fungi and bacteria. There is no official certification for biodegradability. Almost everything biodegrades eventually, though the...
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