PETCO: #DO1THING. RECYCLE.

PET plastic bottles are destined for more than spending the rest of time in landfill.

When recycled, PET plastic bottles are turned into many new and useful products, like fibre-fill for duvets and pillows, PET trays for fruit, geotextiles, and even brand new bottles.

PET is too valuable to be thrown away, so Do 1 Thing. Recycle.

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Recycling PET is <strong>sustainable</strong>

Recycling PET is sustainable

PET packaging can be made from up to 100% recycled PET, recapturing both the material and the inherent energy of the original package.

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Recycling PET is sustainable

PET packaging can be made from up to 100% recycled PET, recapturing both the material and the inherent energy of the original package. It can also be recycled multiple times.

PET can be made into many new <strong>useful products</strong>

PET can be made into many new useful products

As with virgin PET, recycled PET (rPET) can be used to make many new products

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PET can be made into many new useful products

As with virgin PET, recycled PET (rPET) can be used to make many new products, including polyester staple fibre/filament used for apparel (clothing), home textiles (duvets, pillows, carpeting), automotive parts (carpets, sound insulation, boot linings, seat covers) and industrial end-use items (geotextiles and roof insulation), and new PET packaging and bottles for both food and non-food products. It is generally blended in a ratio of virgin to recycled, depending on the application required.

Collecting PET <strong>creates jobs</strong>

Collecting PET creates jobs

Plastic bottles are valuable. And this value creates income opportunities for informal collectors.

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Collecting PET creates jobs

Plastic bottles are valuable. And this value creates income opportunities for informal collectors. If one person collects 200 bottles for 240 days of the year, it amounts to 1 450 kilograms per year.

Recycling PET is <strong>good for the environment</strong>

Recycling PET is good for the environment

Recycling PET bottles in Kenya has the potential to abate tonnes of carbon dioxide, avoided using millions of m3 of landfill space and reduced resource consumption.

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Recycling PET is good for the environment

Recycling PET bottles in Kenya has the potential to abate tonnes of carbon dioxide, avoided using millions of m3 of landfill space and reduced resource consumption. Recycling PET bottles in Kenya has the potential to abate tonnes of carbon dioxide, avoidusing millions of m3 of landfill space and reduced resource consumption. Recycling plastic bottles decreases the need for raw materials and saves energy. Recycling a single tonne of plastic bottles saves 1.5 tonnes of carbon versus landfilling or incineration. (Credit: Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production – WRAP).

The Role Of Packaging

Modern living has driven the desire for convenience foods in ready-to-prepare and single-serve formats. This has given rise to all sorts of products that could not exist without packaging - like carbonated soft drinks, long life milk, ready meals and household chemicals, even electronic products like computers and TVs that need to work as soon as they're out the box.

But once it's performed this function, packaging takes on an entirely different face: it becomes cumbersome waste. By not considering the impact of packaging on the waste stream, the ugly and unwanted perception people have of packaging will continue.

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Latest News from PETCO

Retailers step up participation in recycling!

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Retailers step up participation in recycling!

Retailers step up participation in recycling!

Consumers in Nairobi can now shop and recycle.

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KARSAM

KARSAM

Industry Target to collect 250 million bottles in 2019 inches closer

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WEECO

WEECO

Kshs 4.5 billion firm enters market to collect and recycle plastic bottles.

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PARTNERSHIP FOR THE NEW PLASTICS ECONOMY

PARTNERSHIP FOR THE NEW PLASTICS ECONOMY

Selected from over 450 project applications, the partnership is developed by Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA)

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Meet PETCO's Members

PETCO shareholder members are the visionary companies who pay levies and grants, and credit for funding PET recycling in Kenya goes to them. We salute you all.

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