TNPSC Thervupettagam

PET Recycle

June 11 , 2019 1866 days 830 0
  • Global sportswear giant Adidas aims at eliminating the use of virgin plastics in its products by 2024 with assistance from Polygenta Technology Limited, a Maharashtra-based firm.
  • It is the only one of its kind company in India to produce yarn out of discarded PET bottles.
  • Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) bottles are the main contributors to plastic waste globally and in India.
  • It breaks PET into its base product - an ester.
  • It is then used to manufacture polyester filament yarn.

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