Factsheet
Factsheet Opaque PET bottles and recycling
Publication date: June 23, 2019
In France, the use of opaque PET in packaging has increased significantly in recent years. This is a plastic that has been made opaque by the addition of certain pigments.
Opaque PET can disrupt the recycling process. In the Netherlands, the plastic is not being widely used yet, but in France this material is already causing problems in the recycling chain.
This factsheet provides more information on the use of opaque PET, why it disrupts recycling and how France deals with the increased use of opaque PET.