Jessica Jordan, Plastics News, iStock photo The new law, which becomes effective Oct. 1, defines PET through certain characteristics, including its “melting peak temperature.”
When is PET not PET? When it is PETG.
To the typical consumer, the difference between PET and glycol-modified PET is simply a letter.
But to a polymer scientist worth her molecular weight, there’s a huge difference. Especially when it comes to recycling.
And that’s why the Association of Plastic Recyclers worked for years to clarify that difference in