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rPET has one of the smallest carbon footprints of any major packaging type – smaller than glass and aluminium cans.

It takes less energy to produce and costs less to transport, both economically and in environmental impact. Making a recycled plastic bottle takes only a quarter of the energy to produce compared to its new, non-recycled counterpart. It’s light, cheap and versatile. In 2014, recycled and recyclable plastics saved US councils US$3 billion in landfill costs.

Louise Hardman of the Plastic Collective, says “we’re wrong to think of plastic as a waste product” instead, we need to change the way we think about plastic and embrace the enormous value it represents” ….. Read the full article here on the Guardian online

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