Reducing the environmental impact with emphasis on the use of pcr resin in the manufacture of preforms for pet packaging
International Journal of Development Research
Reducing the environmental impact with emphasis on the use of pcr resin in the manufacture of preforms for pet packaging
Received 17th February, 2020; Received in revised form 30th March, 2020; Accepted 17th April, 2020; Published online 30th May, 2020
Copyright © 2020, Marco Aurélio Da Silva Marques et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The production of Polyethylene Terephthalate - PET has been one of the elements that cause concern in the modern industry to the environment, due to the disposal of the product discarded after use. This work shows the use of post-consumer resin (PCR) as one of the means to reduce the environmental impact generated by PET production. This process provides less carbon footprint, PET can be recycled several times before losing its properties, PCR adheres to a more sustainable and ecologically correct consumption, totally replaces Virgin PET resin and PET recycling reduces environmental impacts and contributes to the circular economy.
