Plastic Technologies (PTI) has developed a new app that helps users calculate the recyclability of their polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles, containers and/or packages. The PET Packaging Recycling Calculator app, free for iPhone and Android devices, is designed to help consumers determine how compatible a specific package is with today’s recycling systems and its impact on recycled PET production.
PTI is one of only two US companies approved by the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR) to provide testing services in conjunction with the organization’s guidance documents. The voluntary screening guidelines help companies understand what can happen to the PET package when it is time to dispose of it, says PTI Vice President Frank Schloss.