Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 128, March 2020 | Page 32

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WHAT IS rPET?
PET is the acronym for a very versatile and sophisticated
plastic called Polyethylene Terephthalate.
For sound economic and safety reasons, in the soft drink
market today: the plastic bottle. Recycled PET (rPET) is used
for numerous applications, one of which is non-woven felt
fabric.
There are approximately
15 recycled plastic bottles per 4 m 2
of P.E.T (Plastic Extruded Textile)
felt fabric
THESE PELLETS
ARE THEN
EXTRUDED TO
PRODUCE FIBRES
THE PET BOTTLES
ARE WASHED
HERE’S
HOW IT
WORKS...
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THESE FLAKES ARE
THEN MELTED
DOWN INTO
SMALL PELLETS
THE PET BOTTLES
ARE TAKEN TO
EXTRUPET
PET BOTTLES ARE
COLLECTED FROM
WASTE COLLECTORS
ACROSS THE
COUNTRY
THESE ARE NOW
CHOPPED INTO
FLAKES AND SENT
TO PROPET
THE FIBRES ARE
USED TO
MANUFACTURE
NON-WOVEN
FELT