PET: A Sustainable Package 	www.napcor.com

What is PET?
PET stands for polyethylene terephthalate, a form of polyester. It is commonly  used to package soft drinks, water,  juice, peanut butter, salad  dressings, beer and increasingly for wine and spirits. PET can also be produced in sheet
form, then  formed into cups and rigid packaging for items such as berries, cakes,  pies, salads  and other deli selections.

How  is it Sustainable?
PET is the most recycled plastic packaging in the world and PET containers
are easily identified by the #1 code on or near the bottom. PET packaging can be made from  up to 100% recycled PET and more  and more  companies are looking to incorporate recycled PET into their products
and packaging.

Recycle Your PET!
Please recycle your PET containers whenever possible and encourage your community and public  places to provide opportunities for recycling.

For more  information about NAPCOR and PET recycling, please visit our web site, www.napcor.com. Visit our new “Resources” menu heading for tools, resources and links.

PET is a safe, convenient beverage container choice:

• Strong and lightweight
• Shatter-resistant and resealable
• Preserves taste

… and an energy-efficient packaging choice:

• PET container manufacturers continue to make PET bottles lighter  — up to 30% lighter over the last 10 years.
• Products packaged in lightweight PET containers require less fuel to transport.
• Less fuel means reduced greenhouse gas emissions.
• Lighter products in unbreakable PET require less packaging to safely pack, transport and store.
• PET can be recycled into carpet, car parts,  fabrics, fiberfill (for products like pillows and jackets), and new PET bottles and packaging.

PET Fun Facts & Figures...

It all began...
The PET bottle was patented in 1973  by chemist Nathaniel Wyeth (brother of distinguished American painter Andrew Wyeth).

Wow...
The first PET bottle was recycled in 1977. Since that time over
15.7 billion pounds of PET bottles have been  recycled in the United  States and Canada.

Something new...
It takes about nineteen PET bottles to make one  square foot of carpet, an extra large t-shirt,
or enough fiberfill for a ski jacket.

Unless otherwise noted, all information about PET provided by and attributable to National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR), PO Box 1327, Sonoma, CA 95476, 707-996-4207.