Ángel Cortés
María González
EGADE Business School Tecnologico de Monterrey
Consuelo Garcia-de-la-torre
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PetStar is the biggest PET recycling plant in the world and is located in Mexico.
PetStar's operations allow its bottling partners to incorporate up to 100% of recycled materials in their PET bottles.
Pioneers in Plantbottle technology development, PET packaging is made up of 30% of resin stemming from plants subproducts, is 100% recyclable and has a 20% smaller carbon footprint.
The triple impact in the country: environmental, social, and economic
Making a sustainable and profit cycle with the same materials, reducing pollution
Better usage of garbage; creating useful products
Help others
Raising the consciousness of our actions
Diminish the actual carbon footprint
Preserve life (human, wildlife, sea life)
Better industrial costs in the plastic business
Brand awareness for certain companies as Coca Cola
Making a better world: sustainable with recycling
On the economic side, PetStar is integrated in the supply chain of the bottling companies in the country, generating value and contributing to the sustainability of the packages by recycling them.
On the environmental side, besides withdrawing the packages from the surroundings, it contributes to a cleaner environment by using 87% less energy in the resin conversion process. Equivalent to two days without cars in Mexico city.
On the social side, it offers education programs and social inclusion to the PET pickers, which is a very vulnerable and marginal sector.
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