{"id":30568,"date":"2024-03-01T16:24:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T22:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alfa.com.mx\/?post_type=alfa-live&#038;p=30568"},"modified":"2025-08-19T12:06:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T18:06:17","slug":"fact-pet","status":"publish","type":"alfa-live","link":"https:\/\/www.sigmafoods.com\/en\/alfa-live\/fact-pet\/","title":{"rendered":"Little-known fact: PET has a lower carbon footprint compared to other packaging materials"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"30568\" class=\"elementor elementor-30568\" data-elementor-post-type=\"alfa-live\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cf53cd0 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf53cd0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c737a6 elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"0c737a6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61d2c94\" data-id=\"61d2c94\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d47d737 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d47d737\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When we talk about plastic, terms such as hygiene, health and convenience come to mind. While plastics improve our quality of life, as consumers and individuals who care about the environment, we have the challenge of properly managing and disposing of those very same plastics we enjoy.<\/p><p>There are different types of plastics. For example, PET, classified as number 1, is the most recyclable, resistant, and safe. Its circularity allows it to be recycled into food containers and packaging, which require the strictest hygiene standards.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed3f92b\" data-id=\"ed3f92b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7a65dd TapeFrame elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d7a65dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sigmafoods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/escalera-mecanica-monton-botellas-plastico-fabrica-su-procesamiento-reciclaje-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-18975\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-20ef4e3\" data-id=\"20ef4e3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8eb3ee0 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8eb3ee0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-246a412 elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"246a412\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72d869b\" data-id=\"72d869b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8d7a7d TapeFrame elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b8d7a7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"699\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sigmafoods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ED1_PET_footprint.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-21528\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a12b90\" data-id=\"4a12b90\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0abf2df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0abf2df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While PET has a similar recycling rate to that of aluminum and glass, you might be surprised to know that its carbon footprint is 80% lower than both.<\/p><p>Alpek\u2019s strategy to use and recycle PET has become evident in recent years, with acquisitions such as CarbonLITE in 2021, and the PET sheet business in the Middle East in 2022. This strategy is key to Alpek\u2019s commitment to meet its qualitative and quantitative ESG goals by 2030.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-560a202\" data-id=\"560a202\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-516e2c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"516e2c5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-07b5498\" data-id=\"07b5498\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PET has a recycling rate similar to that of aluminum and glass, with an 80% lower carbon footprint.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":30575,"template":"","meta":[],"tags":[],"titulo-tarjeta-repo":[],"tipo":[80],"etiqueta":[100,98],"empresa":[],"edicion":[111],"class_list":["post-30568","alfa-live","type-alfa-live","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tipo-insideout-en","etiqueta-environment","etiqueta-sustainability","edicion-edition-1"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Little-known fact: PET has a lower carbon footprint compared to other packaging materials - ALFA l Grupo empresarial mexicano<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sigmafoods.com\/alfa-live\/sabias-que-pet\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Little-known fact: PET has a lower carbon footprint compared to other packaging materials - ALFA l Grupo empresarial mexicano\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"PET has a recycling rate similar to that of aluminum and glass, with an 80% lower carbon footprint.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.sigmafoods.com\/alfa-live\/sabias-que-pet\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"ALFA l Grupo empresarial mexicano\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-19T18:06:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.sigmafoods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AdobeStock_297593696.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"534\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sigmafoods.com\/alfa-live\/sabias-que-pet\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.sigmafoods.com\/alfa-live\/sabias-que-pet\/\",\"name\":\"Little-known fact: PET has a lower carbon footprint compared to other packaging materials - ALFA l Grupo empresarial mexicano\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sigmafoods.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sigmafoods.com\/alfa-live\/sabias-que-pet\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sigmafoods.com\/alfa-live\/sabias-que-pet\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.sigmafoods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AdobeStock_297593696.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-03-01T22:24:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-19T18:06:17+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sigmafoods.com\/alfa-live\/sabias-que-pet\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.sigmafoods.com\/alfa-live\/sabias-que-pet\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sigmafoods.com\/alfa-live\/sabias-que-pet\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.sigmafoods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AdobeStock_297593696.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.sigmafoods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AdobeStock_297593696.jpg\",\"width\":4000,\"height\":2670,\"caption\":\"Set of empty different type water bottles lie isolated on white. 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