Applications of Waste Poly(Ethylene Terephthalate) Bottles

Abstract Waste PET in any forms (bottles, packaging and structural products) should not be considered as harmful to environment but on other hand it should be treated as resource with major advantages. Voluminous applications and no proper method for recycling have created social concern regarding PET waste management. There is no scientific standing by simply banning one of the most important engineering thermoplastic. By using effective recycling techniques waste PET could be transformed into a value-added material. Simply banning plastics shall affect the entire human habits, as human beings are becoming more depended on plastics for all needs. In addition, plastic industries provide employment to major part of population.