PET is an outstanding packaging material, and also the largest plastic material recycled in Europe. Nearly 66 billion bottles were collected and recycled in 2014, representing 57% of bottles, primarily used for mineral waters and soft drinks. Petcore Europe (formerly Petcore – PET COntainer REcycling) is the association based in Brussels representing the complete PET value chain in Europe, from PET…
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