PET plastic bottles
Products: PET bottles
Info: PET (polyethylene terephthalate) is made from petroleum/natural gas and is 100% recyclable. The advantage of PET bottles is their low weight. All sales outlets in Switzerland accept empty PET beverage bottles free of charge via the national PET-Recycling Switzerland system.
Avoiding/reducing: Beverage bottles can be reduced by drinking tap water and using syrups, etc.
Recycling/environmentally sound disposal: Unmixed PET bottles are processed into new products and return to the economic cycle.
PET bottles are collected via the PET take-back system http://www.petrecycling.ch.
