South Korea Approves the First Physically Recycled PET Containers for Food and Beverages
South Korea has taken a step towards carbon neutrality and has approved the first ever physically recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) containers for food and beverages.
The new policy, applicable from January 17, 2023, only includes PET containers that have undergone a physical or mechanical recycling process and have not been subject to a chemical recycling process. As per the Promotion of Saving and Recycling of Resources Act (Recycling Act), the South Korean Ministry of Environment (MoE) has graded the packing material into the following four (04) categories: