PET bottles are the bottles made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Then polyethylene terephthalate will be introduced.  PET bottlesPET is a thermoplastic polymer resin of the polyester family and is used in synthetic fibers; beverage, food and other liquid containers; thermoforming applications; and engineering resins often in combination with glass fiber. The term polyethylene terephthalate is a source of confusion because this substance: PET does not contain polyethylene.

PET in its natural state is a colorless, semi-crystalline resin. Based on how it is processed, PET can be semi-rigid to rigid, and it is very lightweight. It makes a good gas and fair moisture barrier, as well as a good barrier to alcohol and solvents. It is strong and impact-resistant. PET is used as a raw material for making packaging materials such as bottles and containers for packaging a wide range of food products and other consumer goods. Examples include soft drinks, alcoholic beverages, detergents, cosmetics, pharmaceutical products and edible oils. Polyethylene terephthalate also can be used as main material in making paper.



PET is one of the most common consumer plastics used. Manufacturers like it because it's safe, strong, transparent and versatile. Customers choose it for its safety, light weighPET Bottles Recyclingt, resealability, shatter-resistance and recyclability. Up to 100% of a PET package can be made from recycled PET, and the material can be recycled again and again.

PET was discovered and patented in England in 1941. Worldwide, approximately 7.5 million tons of PET was collected in 2011. This gave 5.9 million tons of flakes. In 2009 3.4 million tons were used to produce fibre, 500,000 tons to produce bottles, 500,000 tons to produce APET sheet for thermoforming, 200,000 tons to produce strapping tape and 100,000 tons for miscellaneous applications. Petcore, the European trade association that fosters the collection and recycling of PET, reported that in Europe alone, 1.6 million tonnes of PET bottles were collected in 2011 - more than 51% of all bottles.