Why rPET?

RPET stands for Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate, also known as Recycled Polyester.It is strong, water-resistant, color-fast, lightweight, wrinkle resistant, and of course, environmentally friendly!

• 90% less water is used in making recycled polyester versus polyester

• RPET requires 70% less energy than virgin fiber production

• Recycling one plastic bottle saves the equivalent of 3 hours of energy from a 60w light bulb

• 1 LB. of RPET can keep 30 water bottles out of landfill

How is rPET Fabric Made?

What Kind of Bag Can You Make Out of rPET Fabric?

You can basically make any bags with recycle polyester, just like the normal polyester fabrics.

Reusable sandwich/snack bags, cooler bags, diaper bags, diaper organizing caddies, computer bags, satchels, backpacks, cosmetic bags, pencil pouches, shopping bags, tote bags, gift bags, camera backpacks, medical bags, and more.

Can I Have Recycled Polyester Printed?

The answer is YES!

Both silk screen printing and sublimation printing are commonly used on rPET materials just like on normal fabrics.

Screen printing is the most common and cost-efficient printing technology. This technique is suitable for the positioned printing of single or multiple color logos in fixed (Pantone) colors. With screen printing, it is possible to print a rasterized logo, but it is not possible to print shades, gradients or photoprints. You can print to a max. coverage of 30 to 40% of the surface

Sublimation printing is a technique that uses heat sensitive inks, it can be used for single or multiple color prints with an all-over coverage of ink (up to 100% of the surface). In addition, it is ideally suitable for photographic images, patterns or artwork including logos with gradients.

Conclusion

Recycled polyester has the exact same properties as conventionally manufactured polyester.RPET produces a smaller carbon footprint and also contributes to a reduction in plastic waste.

So why not?