Can pet plastic bottles be reused?

PET bottles are now widely used, from cosmetic packaging to food packaging to medical packaging. This is inseparable from the advantages of PET bottles. Compared with plastic bottles of other materials, PET bottles have many unique advantages. The first is that PET bottles are transparent and have strong plasticity in appearance, which makes various exquisite outer packaging bottles appear on the shelves in the market. The second is that PET bottles are thin and light, but have good toughness and pressure resistance, which can save costs and effectively reduce transportation weight. The third is that the stability of PET bottles is much better than that of ordinary plastic bottles, which makes it have a good market space in the fields of medicine and food.

Whether PET plastic bottles can be reused has always been a topic of constant debate. Both the pros and the cons have strong evidence that conforms to the argument, and no one can convince anyone. After reading this issue, the editor also consulted many reference materials and combined some more authoritative website materials. I think the conclusion is: it can be reused, but not many times. PET bottles cannot be reused for a long time, especially in harsh environments such as high temperature, the stability of PET bottles will deteriorate and it is easy to release harmful substances. Secondly, if PET bottles are only reused for a short period of time, the problem is not a big deal. It is best not to use the bottles for packaging of food, medicine and other products.

In fact, the editor is also in favor of reusing PET plastic bottles when conditions permit, because the recycling of PET plastic bottles can not only solve environmental problems, but also serve as a new raw material resource to alleviate the contradiction of insufficient PET raw materials in China. Yes, looking back at China’s 30 years of reform and opening up, although China has made remarkable achievements in the economic field, it has also caused serious damage to China’s environment. Water pollution, air pollution, solid waste pollution, etc. have brought about a reduction in China’s economy. People have gradually realized this problem and have proposed a series of measures such as taking the path of sustainable development, green GDP strategy, circular economy strategy, etc. It can be seen that the recycling of PET plastic bottles is in line with the practical problems facing China, and is of great benefit to environmental protection, resource conservation, and sustainable development.