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On the Environment:
PET beverage containers are an excellent choice for the environment. Light, strong, very energy efficient, 100% recyclable and recycled at very high rates across the country, PET beverage containers are a sound environmental choice.
PET beverage containers are the most recycled form of plastic packaging in Canada and generate 60% less greenhouse gases, half as much air pollution and 25% less waste water than the production of an equivalent glass container.
PET is the most recycled plastic packaging in the world. In Canada PET beverage containers are recycled at rates between 60% and 90%.
When a PET bottle is recycled it saves .55 kilowatts of electricity and 53 grams of carbon; put another way, recycling of 1 kilogram of PET saves 55,000 BTUs of energy or the equivalent of 1.6 litres of gasoline.
Recycled PET can be used to create new bottles or it can be turned into a variety of other useful consumer and industrial products, including carpet, polyester fabric, and other plastic products and packaging.
According to Statistics Canada, the average Canadian generates about 675 kg of waste annually, of which only 0.2 kg is PET bottles (less than 0.03%).
On Safety:
PET is approved by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency as a material suitable for food and beverage packaging.
PET beverage containers are safe and contrary to popular belief, contain no Bisphenol A or phthalates (chemicals used to give plastics strength and malleability) which could leach into the product.
On Consumer Choice:
PET beverage containers offer consumers a light weight, portable and resealable package that is easy to chill and is fully recyclable.
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