What advantages does PRIMO offer vs. PET bottles?
• Nearly 1 in 5 bottled water consumers have significantly reduced their bottled water purchases due to issues they have with PET and the environment – now there is PRIMO. • PRIMO bottles are made from plants, not crude oil; saving a valuable resource and reducing our dependence on foreign oil. Plants are renewable forever; oil will be exhausted. • PRIMO bottles emit 80-90% less greenhouse gas emissions than petroleum based bottles (PET). Because of unique manufacturing properties, PRIMO requires 65% less fossil fuels, 45% less energy demand and 36% less water to produce. These figures account for practices from farm to bottle. • PRIMO bottles can be recycled, commercial composted in <90 days or incinerated for energy recovery. PET bottles cannot be composted. • PRIMO bottles contain a "light signature" which allows recyclers to use either of the two sorting methodologies: existing infrared sorters or inexpensive visual sorting utilizing black lights.
