http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/08/bangladesh-pet.php
Reuters had an interesting piece recently on Bangladesh's thriving
Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) recycling industry. The South Asian
country exported more than 20,000 tons of PET flakes, the shredded
version of plastic bottles, last year sorted from the 3,000 factories
across the country dedicated to recycling. The industry generated
about $10 million in 2007 and has grown annually at a rate of 20
percent.
Once the PET bottles have been sorted and crushed, the flakes are
exported to China, Korea, Vietnam and Thailand, according to Sarwar
Wadud Chowdhury, the chairman of Bangladesh PET Flakes Manufacturers
and Exporters Association. Chowdhury says the importing countries use
the flakes to make Polyester Staple Fiber (PSF), which are used in
spinning mills. PSF is a base material for clothing, pillows, carpets
and polyester sheets.
Around the world, about 1.5 million tons of PET are collected per
year, the majority of it in Europe. Petcore, the European non-profit
organization that champions PET recycling, predicts that in Europe
alone, collection will exceed one million ton by 2010. In Bangladesh,
the sector is also creating much needed jobs for thousands of poor
children and women who survive by collecting at least 100 tons of PET
bottles per day. :: Via Reuters
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