What are the different classes of PET? What does each classification mean?
Virginia Artesian Water uses the highest grade of PET resin for its bottles, which provides strong polymer quality that ensures packaging integrity. Our use of the highest grade resin yields bottles of the greatest clarity and strength that protect the water’s pristine quality and taste. In contrast, some beverages use lower grade resins that can impart a plastic taste. Lower grades of PET, while sufficiently strong and stable to carry liquid beverages, may release minute quantities of acetaldehyde into the liquid, which could impact the taste. Rather than risk this issue, Virginia Artesian Water chooses to use the highest quality of PET resin available in the world today. While biodegradable plastics are appealing in concept, there are some practical issues in their application at this time. Biodegradable plastics will not degrade unless they are composted. Most consumers do not have composting systems in their homes, and very few cities offer curbside composting services. As a result
