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(PlasticsToday) -- In a move to
help eliminate all uses of PVC in its packaging, Procter & Gamble's Oral-B
manual toothbrush is now made with Octal Petrochemicals' proprietary DPET
(direct PET) sheet, a P&G spokesperson told PlasticsToday.
Prior to this, P&G had used PVC for its toothbrush packaging. The
company began to avoid the use of PVC in its packaging in the early '90s, and
PVC currently represents less than 1.5% of P&G's total use of its plastic
packaging materials, according to the company.
P&G made the switch to PET because it is easier to recycle. In
addition, PVC has also been the source of recurring controversy regarding its
disposal to household solid waste incinerators, and its compatibility with
plastics recycling, the company stated.
Octal COO Joe Barenberg said companies, such as P&G, are finding DPET
an attractive solution due to its process for production of PET sheet, which
provides a substantially lower carbon footprint than traditional PET.
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