rPET – A glimpse into a pilot project
PET is a plastic that can be 100 per cent recycled in a bottle-to-bottle process. This beneficial characteristic of PET has unfortunately been ignored in quite a few emotional debates…
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Closing the cycle for water too
Since well before the current debate on plastics, recycling raw materials has been a topical issue enjoying paramount priority at Krones. Besides a closed cycle for PET und other packaging…
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Allies in recycling
Used PET bottles and other plastic waste can serve as a valuable resource for the packaging sector and other branches of industry. It’s just that this – at least at…
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Fact check No. 6: PET bottles and health
Especially on the Internet, it can frequently be read that PET could contain plasticisers or the hormone-like chemical bisphenol A. Both reservations are unfounded and are based on incorrect or…
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Fact check No. 4: conscious use instead of elimination
Why don't we just do away with plastics? In view of the worldwide waste catastrophe, the desire for a plastic-free life is understandable – at least emotionally. However, from a…
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Fact check No. 3: the complicated matter of bio plastics
In discussions about environmentally friendly types of packaging, it usually does not take long before bio-plastics are brought into the debate. It's no wonder: "Organic" - that sounds sustainable after…
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