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'''PET Container Recycling Europe''', commonly known as '''Petcore''', is a [[Brussels]]-based non-profit [[Europe]]an trade association. |
'''PET Container Recycling Europe''', commonly known as '''Petcore''', is a [[Brussels]]-based non-profit [[Europe]]an trade association. |
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Petcore was founded in 1992 to promote the collection, sorting and recycling of post-consumer PET bottles. It networks with national collection agencies, governments, and the recycling industry. Used PET, or [[polyethylene terphthalate]] bottles are light-weight but once collected, sorted and pressed into bales, they become a valuable feedstock for a range of products. End markets for recycled PET include [[polyester]] fibre, sheet, strapping, and PET bottles. |
Petcore was founded in 1992 to promote the collection, sorting and recycling of post-consumer [[PET]] bottles. It networks with national collection agencies, governments, and the recycling industry. Used PET, or [[polyethylene terphthalate]] bottles are light-weight but once collected, sorted and pressed into bales, they become a valuable feedstock for a range of products. End markets for recycled PET include [[polyester]] fibre, sheet, strapping, and PET bottles. |
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In 2004, 665,000 tons of PET were collected and recycled in Europe, representing a collection rate of over 30 percent. The volume of collected PET is expected to exceed one million tons by 2010. |
In 2004, 665,000 tons of PET were collected and recycled in Europe, representing a collection rate of over 30 percent. The volume of collected PET is expected to exceed one million tons by 2010. |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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* [http://www.petcore.org/ Official web page] |
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Revision as of 14:12, 26 August 2005
PET Container Recycling Europe, commonly known as Petcore, is a Brussels-based non-profit European trade association.
Petcore was founded in 1992 to promote the collection, sorting and recycling of post-consumer PET bottles. It networks with national collection agencies, governments, and the recycling industry. Used PET, or polyethylene terphthalate bottles are light-weight but once collected, sorted and pressed into bales, they become a valuable feedstock for a range of products. End markets for recycled PET include polyester fibre, sheet, strapping, and PET bottles.
In 2004, 665,000 tons of PET were collected and recycled in Europe, representing a collection rate of over 30 percent. The volume of collected PET is expected to exceed one million tons by 2010.
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