10 Nov 2023 --- Packaging industry associations and experts are dismissing the findings of a recent report showing that PET beverage bottles cannot be 100% recyclable or recycled, as commonly claimed, and that companies making these claims are using skewed research and could potentially be prosecuted under anti-greenwashing legislation. The report, which was released along with ClientEarth, ECOS (Environmental Coalition on Standards) and Zero Waste Europe, argues that the multiple non-PET parts of a standard beverage bottle are not recyclable or recycled and that PET does not have a 100% collection and recycling rate anywhere.
