Recycled PET packaging materials
If you need to secure your products in plastic packaging, how can you improve the sustainability of your brand? PET is a very versatile and practical plastic.
It’s an appealing choice if you want your consumers to see what they’re buying and it provides excellent barrier properties against moisture and oxygen for a longer shelf life. It is also easy to recycle so consider the benefits of adding recycled content to your packaging.
Recycled PET (R-PET)
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Pont constantly strives to offer the best sustainable packaging options available focusing on a circular economy. We advise on material and designs that are both sustainable and more effectively recycled.
Browse some of our sustainable R-PET Packaging solutions
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PETPACKER
A great range for pills, capsules, and tablets, the perfect clarity of the Petpackers add value to your brand.
- from 60ml up to 950ml
- screw top or flip top finish
- Wide necks for larger capsules
Cylindrical Jar
A simple and practical jar that provides a modern and elegant style. Great visibility of contents.
- from 500ml up to 1000ml
- full width screw neck
- easy to use for creams, solids and powders
PET Sirop Bottle
A modern update on the traditional pharmaceutical bottle, now adopted by a variety of sectors.
- from 60ml up to 1000ml
- uniform 28ROPP on all sizes
- safe and lightweight
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We have a wide range of products in various sustainable materials
The various benefits of recycled plastic
Created, Used, Recycled, recylced again.
If you’re unsure about switching to recycled PET, we can offer our customers the best available options in sustainable materials and packaging solutions for successful recycling in a circular economy.
- Recycled PET offers very similar technical properties to virgin PET
- Products made using recycled PET can still be classified as food grade
- It is easily collected in domestic recycling and can be recycled several times with stable quality
- It can be recycled again in the same stream as virgin PET
- Recycled PET uses less resources and less energy to produce than virgin PET
Choose Your Percentage Of Recycled Plastic
Free Samples Available For Percentages of Recycled PET
Although 100% recycled PET would seem to be the ideal solution, there must balance between the sustainability of the product and the resources of recycled PET raw material globally.
Based on this, we suggest a recycled content of 30%.
Also to consider here is the discolouration of the PET which varies depending upon how much recycled content is added and can also vary from one batch to another. However, today’s consumers are becoming increasingly used to seeing this discolouration on their retail products making it an indicator of your commitment to more sustainable packaging.
0% R-PET
This container is made using 0% recycled PET which means that the Petpacker is made entirely from virgin PET.
The colour is very clear being made from brand new material.
30% R-PET
This container is made using 30% recycled PET which means that 70% of the material used to make this Petpacker is virgin PET.
There is a small discolouration due to the 30% of recycled material.
100% R-PET
This container is made using 100% recycled PET which means that this Petpacker is made entirely from recycled PET and void of any virgin PET.
The change in colour is more pronounced due to the high amount of recycled material.
Your questions about Recycled PET, Answered here!
The term “made from recycled PET” means that the PET (polyethylene terephthalate) plastic has been manufactured wholly or partially using either post consumer or manufacturing waste PET that has been gathered, sorted and ground into recyclate ready to be used again.
PET (polyethylene terephthalate) plastic is one of the most commonly recycled polymers. Being recyclable means that once a plastic container has been used it can be sent to the recycling centre to be sorted and shredded into “recyclate”. This recyclate can then be moulded into a new container. It saves the plastic from being disposed of in landfill where it will take many years to decompose.
Yes, recycled PET is safe to use for a wide variety of applications as its technical properties are very similar to virgin PET. It holds the same food safety certification as virgin PET and is commonly recognised in many retail products due to the discolouration in the usually clear containers.
Yes, a circular economy is based on items being recycled again and again. However, where glass or metal can be recycled almost infinitely, most plastics including PET can only be recycled a small number times before the quality is affected.
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