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FEATURE

All Pet Mono-Material Bottle And Cap Solutions, A Breakthrough In Recy-
cling And Circularity

Co-CEO of Origin Materials. “An all-
PET bottle and cap and closure sys-
tem is an obvious, necessary next step
in beverage packaging and recycling.
With our process, we can make caps
from 100% recycled PET or 100%
bio-based PET, unlocking important
sustainability and potentially perfor-
mance benefits for our customers.”
Origin’s innovation is expected to be-
gin to address an approximately $65
billion global caps and closures mar-
ket, anticipated to grow to $96 billion
by 2030.
“This is what happens when you
bring together some of the best ma-
terials and polymer scientists and en-
gineers in the world under one roof,”
said Bissell. “We saw an obvious need
rigin Materials, Inc. the world’s oxygen and CO2 barrier than HDPE for a mono-material solution and the
Oleading carbon negative materi- and PP, common cap materials. creativity of our team rose to the
als company with a mission to enable Origin’s patent-pending, cost-com- challenge. I am proud that our team’s
the world’s transition to sustainable petitive design and manufacturing expertise in PET led to this tremen-
materials, today announced it has cre- innovation aids in producing “mono- dous advancement for recycling.”
ated “all PET” (polyethylene tereph- material” products. These are com-
thalate) bottle caps, making “100% posed of only a single type of mate- Cap tethering mandates, designed
recycled PET” possible from cap to rial, are typically easier to recycle to incentivize the recoverability and
bottle to improve post-consumer re- than products made from multiple recyclability of bottles, could further
cycling. materials, and are highly sought-after increase the demand for Origin’s in-
Origin’s PET caps are more sustain- for consumer packaged goods to im- novative caps and closures. Tethering
mandates require that caps remain
able than common alternatives be- prove recycling. firmly attached to bottles after open-
cause they may be produced with “We identified a global sustainability ing and during the product’s life cycle,
any type of PET, from recycled PET challenge and an opportunity to solve with the aim of reducing plastic litter
to Origin’s 100% bio-based, carbon- it,” said John Bissell, Co-Founder and on beaches and in the ocean.
negative virgin PET. PET offers better

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