Closed circuit for PET bottles

The gentle treatment of resources and economical use of materials are a must when it comes to sustainable production. Valuable raw materials such as PET must be processed as efficiently as possible while still tapping into every way of saving costs. The PET manufacturing and production process allows for the application of a sustainable approach which can optimally combine environmental awareness and cost effectiveness: the bottle-to-bottle recycling concept.

The Krones MetaPure bottle-to-bottle recycling plant efficiently recycles used PET bottles - and the recyclate is then reused in the food and beverage industry as recycled PET (rPET). The complete process comprises the cleaning of the used PET bottles and the treatment of the recyclate so that the end product - which could come in the form of flakes, pellets or preforms - can meet the highest quality requirements after the recycling process. European and American certificates (e.g. FDA), and a number of different corporate approvals, all confirm the high quality of the recyclate for direct use in containers which come into direct contact with foodstuffs.