News & Announcements
April 23, 2008 --
"NAPCOR Comments on the Safety of the PET Plastic Container"
In light of recent media reports on the safety of plastic containers and packaging,
NAPCOR today reiterated its message about the safety of the Polyethylene
Terephthalate (PET) package... PET resin does not contain Bisphenol-A (BPA) nor is
BPA used in the manufacture of PET resin.
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October 29, 2007 --
NAPCOR & APR Report
Nine Percent Increase in 2006 PET Collection
NAPCOR and the APR today announced that 1.272
billion pounds of PET bottles were collected in the US in 2006, the
highest container collection volume recorded to date...
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[direct link to Recycling Rate Reports]
September
25, 2007 --
THE PET Bottle:
NAPCOR
Reassures on PET Safety with Answers
to Common Concerns. PET
bottles have garnered a great deal of media attention recently.... it's
time to set the record straight on PET safety...
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View or download our NAPCOR short film
"Spotlight on: Environment" as shown on PBS member
stations.
Click here.
February 2006 -- "A PET Bottle Recycling Status Report" by Mike Schedler, NAPCOR Technical
Director,
as seen in the Feb '06 issue of Resource Recycling Magazine.
[direct link to PDF of full article
(4+ MB
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