Practical ideas for reusing PET bottles

Reusing PET bottles is a creative and useful way to help the environment. Check out some ideas

PET is the abbreviation for polyethylene terephthalate, the chemical compound from which the PET bottle is made. Despite being a recyclable product with low production cost, inadequate manufacturing and disposal make the bottle represent a huge danger to the environment.

A PET bottle thrown into the environment takes around 400 years to decompose and, due to its slow degradation, it causes soil contamination and occupies a large volume in dumps and landfills.

Forwarding this waste for recycling is extremely important. However, only a little more than half of the material (51%) is collected and reused in recycling companies in Brazil, according to official data. This means that there is a lot of this polymer lying around in nature.

Therefore, handicrafts are also great alternatives to reduce the amount of discarded plastic and give new life to the materials, making the reuse of PET bottles useful and reducing damage.

Very versatile, the PET bottle can be used to make numerous objects. Check out some ideas: