{"id":77245,"date":"2023-03-28T13:55:32","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T11:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=77245"},"modified":"2023-03-28T12:10:42","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T10:10:42","slug":"rpet-beverage-bottles-recycled-plastic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/rpet-getraenkeflaschen-recycling-kunststoff\/","title":{"rendered":"Increased use of rPET for beverage bottles"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In 2021, the use of rPET in PET beverage bottles increased from 34.4 to 44.8 per cent. Even though the demand for PET bottles has decreased overall, beverage bottles with a deposit achieve a high recycling rate.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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In just two years - between 2019 and 2021 - the average proportion of rPET in Germany rose by more than 10 per cent. According to the study \u201eVolume and recycling of PET beverage bottles in Germany 2021\u201c by the Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Verpackungsmarktforschung (GVM), the rPET rate in 2021 was 44.8 per cent, and the trend continues to rise. The Recycling rate of PET beverage bottles (with and without deposit) averaged 94.8 per cent in 2021<\/strong> and thus remains at a very high level.<\/p>

\u201eThe high rPET and recycling rates are proof of the efficiency of the German deposit system for drinks bottles,\u201c explains Dr Isabell Schmidt, Managing Director at the\u00a0IK Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen e.V. (Industrial Association for Plastic Packaging)<\/a> (IK). \u201eWe see great potential across Europe and hope that more European countries will also establish deposit systems in the future.\u201c Because filled PET beverage bottles were even recycled in Germany in 2021 to over 97 per cent<\/strong>. Due to its great success, it is to be expected that deposit systems for drinks bottles will soon be made compulsory throughout the European Union.<\/p>

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In 2021, 44.8 per cent of recycled PET was used for the production of beverage bottles in Germany, a Increase of 7 per cent compared to 2019<\/strong>. \u201eThis increase shows that the beverage industry is increasingly focussing on closed cycles in terms of sustainability,\u201c explains Dr Isabell Schmidt.<\/p>

Another positive aspect is the Trend towards ever lighter PET bottles<\/strong>. The study shows that material consumption in production, and therefore the use of resources, has been significantly reduced. The lower weight led to material savings of 4.5 per cent<\/strong>. However, declining demand and substitution by glass bottles also led to a decrease in PET volumes. In 2021, in Germany around 17 billion PET beverage bottles or 446 kilotonnes consumed, almost 5 per cent less than in 2019<\/strong>. \u201eConsumers in Germany can choose PET drinks bottles with a clear conscience. They are transported and recycled in a particularly energy-efficient way and do not end up in the environment because of the deposit,\u201c says Isabell Schmidt.<\/p>