More than 60 billion PET bottles were recycled in 2012
PET is the largest plastic material recycled in Europe, with the equivalent of more than 60 billion bottles recycled in 2012.
Petcore Europe (www.petcore-europe.org) chairman Roberto Bertaggia says, “Despite the poor economic situation in the European region, the consumption of PET bottles is still showing clear trends of penetration into new market segments through innovative packaging and the recognized capability of PET to be recycled. From a sustainability perspective, our industry is thrilled to have achieved an overall collection rate in 2012 of more than 52% of all post-consumer PET bottles available in the region.”