The first thing that comes to our mind when we hear the term "plastic” is a material that has been damaging our mother Earth since its discovery. Well, the purpose of this article is to educate everyone about this unavoidable, man-made, engineered material, PET, that, if it is put to use correctly, can do wonders in terms of profitability and environmental sustainability. There are a huge hue and cry about plastics worldwide and it is for real issues that we are facing. But, there is a saying, little knowledge is a dangerous thing. It would be an injustice to PET to compare it with other forms of plastics which are of single-use, non-food grade & unsustainable. The "single-use" plastic is used in the manufacturing of items such as Plastic cutlery, Wrapping and Packing films, PVC banners -less than 100 microns thick to be banned from July, 2022 (TOI). Also, items like Earbuds with Plastic sticks, Plastic flags, Thermocol, Candy sticks etc. to be banned from January, 2022. PET is the only plastic that doesn't fall under the umbrella of all the plastics which the government is planning to ban. And the reasons for this is its recyclability, non-toxicity and versatile applications.
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PET by default is transparent, tough,
unreactive, efficient, unlike other toxic and hazardous plastics, making it a
perfect replacement for brittle & heavy glass articles. You may notice how
PET has been replacing the conventional use of glass in our kitchen storage
jars, beverage bottles, automotive headlights and other countless applications.
PET can be recycled into more products than Glass, thus making it more
versatile and ‘Useful’ material. PET is also lot cheaper to recycle than Glass
and requires less energy and creates fewer greenhouse gases as compared to
Glass. Dependency on the PET, irrespective of hue & cry, has been
increasing at a growing rate. PET was
valued at $23,891 million in 2016 and is expected to reach $38,014 million by
2023, registering a CAGR of 6.9% from 2017 to 2023. This is creating
profitable opportunities for PET recyclers to bridge the gap
between demand and supply. Not all plastics are the same and people need to be
made aware of them. Plastic which is getting recycled is not a problem but
littering and poor collection system is the biggest problem, said Shri Prakash
Javedkar, Minister of Environment and Forest. PET plastic is 100% recyclable as
compared to other form of plastics and in India, close to 90% of the PET is
getting recycled every year.
Recycling capabilities make PET
stand out from other plastics. It can be recycled into the same form or the
other like a beverage bottle into a beverage bottle again, polyester fibre used
for apparel, automotive components, textiles, geo-synthetics are the few to
mention. PET is the purest and safest form of plastics and has approval from global
food agencies such as FSSAI, FDA etc.
"We identified large scale
industries that use discarded PET bottle to produce a variety of products and
visited their recycling facilities to incorporate our data," said Dr Magesh Nand Gopal, Scientist,
NCL.
“PET PLAST INDIA” is one of the
leading manufacturers of PET Blowing Machines and related components. The state
of art manufacturing unit is located in the industrial hub of the capital region
of India. PET Plast India Inc. always thrive for innovation, latest technology
and support local communities through the CSR program. Our products are
Industry 4.0 Ready and innovative products and a well-established brand in the
domestic and international market, especially in the African region.
Our indigenous team of
researchers have also carried out experiments and studies to support PET
plastic being the safest form of plastic. We cover most of the value chain
associated with PET plastics. Our machines can be customized as per the client’s
requirement make virtually infinite shapes and sizes of PET.
