Environmental benefits of recycled content
Reduction of greenhouse gases Reduction of carbon emissions Decreased overall energy consumption for
manufacturing new products Creation of a circular economy
Each unit of recycled PET that replaces virgin results in
40%
Less process and transport (expended) energy
Reduction in greenhouse gas emissions
75%
60%
Lower total energy demand
1 Information provided by NAPCOR from the studies Cradle-to-resin life cycle analysis of polyethylene terephthalate resin (March 2020) and Life cycle impacts for post-consumer recycled resins: PET, HDPE, and PP (December 2018). All data sources may be found at www.napcor.com/sustainability/life-cycle-analysis
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