Meet the world's most recycled plastic.

Ready to end waste? Meet the world's most recycled plastic.

Plastic packaging plays a vital role in all our lives

Plastic packaging plays a vital role in all our lives. It keeps our food and drinks fresh, healthy and clean.

But not all plastics are made equal.

But not all plastics are made equal. PET is light, flexible and near infinitely recyclable – no wonder it is labelled #1 for food and drink.

After use, PET is so easy to collect

PET is so easy to collect, melt down and recycle that its carbon footprint is far lower than glass or aluminium.

It’s no surprise then, that PET is the most recycled plastic in Europe

It’s no surprise then, that PET is the most recycled plastic in Europe, with up to 58% of PET bottles being recycled.

PET is so popular that it goes almost unnoticed

PET is so popular that it goes almost unnoticed… until it’s thrown away. It’s time to end waste. It’s time to recycle the one.

Get to know your plastics

The low carbon champion

How does PET recycling work?

Made to be remade

Next steps

Recycle now! Recycle better!

You know how to recycle, right? While recycling is a vital part of reducing waste and combating climate change it can seem more complicated than it needs to be.

We can all get involved, but how do we know we’re making the right choices with products and are we recycling them correctly? What can be recycled? What can’t? And what actually happens to my recycling?

Get the answers to these questions and more in our complete guide to modern recycling. 