We aim to minimize the environmental impact of post consumer PET in South Africa by:
• Achiveing sustainable growth in PET plastic recycling
• Support existing and encouraging new PET collection and recycling networks
• Promoting consumer education and awareness programmes
Facts on PET Recycling in South Africa
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Gauteng generates the most PET at 55% of the national total
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32g of PET plastic can deliver 1 litre of a beverage
1977
The first PET container was recycled in 1977
1000kg
Recycling 1 ton of plastic bottles saves 1.5 tons of CO2
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Approximately 30 bottles = 1kg PET
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19 x 500ml PET bottles make the fibre for a standard pillow
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More than 1.5 billion bottles have been recycled to date in South Africa
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The industry is worth R39 billion per annum
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South Africa produced R1.37 billion of Virgin plastic in 2013 of this 26% was PET
Turnkey Operations
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