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We:
Use recycled copier paper
Recycled packing paper when available
Refillable printer cartridges
We recycle our waste office paper and printer cartridges
Did you know this about LanaB PET containers?
• Polyethylene or PET is the type of plastic used to make soft drink bottles, some water and juice bottles and also most LanaB containers.
• Your old PET bottles can be made into new bottles, fleecy jackets, clear film for packaging and carpets.
• Recycling PET bottles saves 84% of the energy it takes to make new PET bottles from raw materials.
Old PET bottles can be recycled into:
• Fleecy fleece jackets
• Detergent and shampoo bottles
• Clear film for packaging
• Carpets
How does the PET I put in my recycling bin or drop off get made into new products?
Your old PET is taken from your kerbside bins or from your local recycling centre drop off point and brought to a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) – a highly specialised factory designed to sort, separate and prepare recyclable materials for transport and sale. This is where the recycling process begins! At the MRF the PET is hand sorted from a conveyor belt and compacted into large bales. These bales are transported to a plastics recycling plant where they are cleaned, chopped and made into PET pellets or flake. These pellets or flake are ready to be heated and shaped into new PET products.
How many times can PET be recycled?
Plastic loses some of its original quality through recycling. This is caused by specks of dirt, contamination and the fact that the original molecular make-up can change. So it is not easy to make PET back into the product it was. If some raw material is added, PET can be recycled into the same product. Alternatively, the PET may be made into a different product such as a polar fleecy jacket.
Considering both waste reduction and recycling, PET is among the best of all package choices in diverting waste from landfill, and substantially better than glass bottles. Also worth noting, PET’s light weight means more product can be transported in each load, so less fuel consumption and fewer emissions are generated.
What is ‘contamination’?
Contamination is a problem for PET recycling. Making quality recycled PET relies on recycled materials having few contaminants. Some of the major contaminating items are materials placed inside PET bottles. To ensure the recycled goods collected from your area are contamination free, only include clean PET goods with your other recyclables. For LanaB products, simply rinse out the containers with warm soapy water before putting in the recycling bin. | 
