PETpla.net Insider 03 / 2011

MATERIAL / RECYCLING 30 PET planet insider Vol. 11 No. 03/10 www.petpla.net From bottles to bags Outdoor specialist company Vaude is taking PET down the route of fashion - it is using recycled plastic PET bottles to create a new collection of bags. After the bottles have gone through their first use, they are cleaned, shredded and turned into fibres. This material is then used in the manufacture of seven bags and two backpacks in the company’s Recycled range. Fashionable bag made from PET bottles These bags are a long way from the image of an old, beat-up PET bottle. The modern designs with quilted seams give either a clean streamlined business look or a gracefully curved wave format. The material used feels like real fabric, with a fine and soft touch. The mate- rial used to line the bags and packs is 100% post-consumer recycled PET bottles. The outer material is made from 55% PET fibres interwoven with 45% polyester fibres. Each bag, depending on its size and features, uses about 12 recycled bottles. Prior to their rebirth as a bag, the bottles must first be properly cleaned and caps and paper labels removed. A shredder processes the plastic into chips, which are then used to make the fibres. These can be interwoven with other materials, such as polyester, or used on their own to make, for exam- ple, the lining for bags and packs. Built-in raincovers and padded laptop compartments The new bags and packs offer a variety of advantages along with their environmental contribution: the haPET and torPet bags, for example, come with built-in raincovers, padded laptop compartments, and can be slipped on to the handle of a rolling bag for easy transportation. The PETon and PETrik backpacks can carry 23 and 24l of volume, respectively. All the products, including PETula, PETeris and PETje, the three laptop and business bags, are available in a variety of colours. The small agaPET shoulder bag is an ideal pick for city outings; the larger PETronella bag offers expandable volume capacity and two carrying handles, for successful shopping sprees. www.vaude.com Revolution in PET-extrusion! Conical co-rotating MAS-extruder | perfect solution for A-PET, G-PET, PET Co-polymer … | prime pellet / melt quality (IV, b*, AA- content) | very low energy consumption | direct extrusion into sheet | stable melt pressure build up | small foot print paired with robust design | sizes available from 200 kg/h up to 1500 kg/h | suitable for food application M-A-S Maschinen- und Anlagenbau Schulz Gmbh A-4055 Pucking, Hobelweg 1 T: +43 7229 78 999, F: +43 7229 78 999 10 info@mas-austria.com www.mas-austria.com