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Most PET plastic products are beverage bottles, but increasingly other types of packaging are also made of PET.
PET is a kind of plastic - polyethylene terephthalate. PET bottles are the most commonly-used containers in the soft drink market today in South Africa.
- DO separate PET plastic items from other waste, and put them out separately in a clear bag on garbage collection day. The bag will be collected by the municipality or a PET collector.
- DO rinse PET containers, if possible, with clean water to avoid nasty smells and drawing unwelcome insects before you put them in a bag.
- DO pick up PET bottles that you see lying around and put them in a recycling container. Teach your family to do the sam.
- DO take your clear bag of separated PET to your closest collection point or drop-off point if your municipality does not pick it up separately.
- DO look out for special plastics collection containers at many public places such as shopping centres. These are clearly marked.
- DO join recycling schemes at your local school or other recycling initiatives in your community.
- DO consider making an income by becoming a PET collector.
- DO visit PET co or My waste to find the closest collection point to drop off your PET for recycling.
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