Comments on: 100% Recycled RPET: The Facts

By: chris

chris — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 03:44:11 +0000

thank you for all the info i dislike how companies can call it 100% recycled and it be a lie in example
Jim Says:
March 24th, 2010 at 3:04 am

“….Envirosax Pty Ltd has gone into a partnership with Unifi Inc of the USA to create its own SCS certified Envirosax RPET. Envirosax RPET is a mix of 55% flat filament polyester and 45% Repreve® polyester (Unifi Inc).

The 45% Repreve® in the Envirosax RPET is made up of 100% recycled content, 80% pre-consumer and 20% post-consumer recycled polyester content (predominantly plastic bottles).”

Does this mean 9% (ie. 20% of 45%) of the material in Environsax bags is made from post consumer PET (recycled bottles)?

Thanks

Julia Says:
March 24th, 2010 at 6:01 pm

Hi Jim,

Yes this is correct, 45% of the bag is made from 100% recycled content. 80% of the 45 is recycled post industrial waste from the USA and 20% of the 45 is recycled bottles post consumer all from the USA. Therefore 9% of the bag is made from recycled bottles post consumer all from the USA and 36% of the bag is made from post industrial waste all from the USA. Envirosax decided to work with Unifi and the SCS because these were the only companies we could find that could correctly certify the RPET as 100% recycled content.

By: Gucci Scarpe

Gucci Scarpe — Mon, 16 May 2011 12:46:00 +0000

Hello! I simply would like to give a huge thumbs up for the good information you might have here on this post. I can be coming again to your blog for more soon.

By: Rudy Pawlikowski

Rudy Pawlikowski — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 10:45:13 +0000

Dead indited content , Really enjoyed looking at .

By: Carpet Extractor

Carpet Extractor — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 19:17:58 +0000

it is of course wise to always use recycled products because you can always help the environment -.~

By: Julia

Julia — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 11:12:26 +0000

I would love to know if you guys can test between recycled polyester and virgin polyester. We tried to do some crystalline melting point tests, but the additives and dyes in the fabric masked all the results.

By: Polymer GPC column

Polymer GPC column — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 16:59:02 +0000

Jordi Labs is leading testing service for polymer Analysis , Additive Analytical Tests Contract Analytical Services.

By: Bryan Krantz

Bryan Krantz — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 21:16:53 +0000

Of course unscrupulous Chinese businessmen fraud green tech. It is their mission to destroy all US competition with false claims, unfair labor standards, and infusion of cheaper toxic substance into their so-called Green items.

We need to buy American and green together else we support the fraudulent Chinese shadow world.

By: Brianna Lee

Brianna Lee — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 14:25:12 +0000

my family always go for recycled products because you can help the environment :,*

By: Audrey Phillips

Audrey Phillips — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:21:20 +0000

i always buy recycled products to reduce the waste materials on this planet.~;.

By: Fab Fabric? Recycled PET or rPET

Fab Fabric? Recycled PET or rPET — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:49:20 +0000

[...] here’s the thing about rPET: according to a recent post over at Envirosax, the supply chain for rPET is a little bit shady. [...]