Why is the Primo bottle a “better” choice than a PET bottle?
• Manufacturing of the Primo bottle requires 65 percent less fossil resources than a PET petroleum based bottle. Conventional PET bottles use limited and depleting reserves of oil and natural gas as their feedstock source. In contrast, the material for Primo’s bottle is derived from annually renewable resources such as plants. Energy from the sun and carbon dioxide from the atmosphere are harnessed in agricultural crops. Ingeotm emits less carbon dioxide because it uses renewable resources as a feedstock. Carbon dioxide is believed to be the most important contributor to global climate change. Because carbon dioxide is removed from the air when plants are grown, Ingeotm contributes 80 to 90 percent less greenhouse gases to the atmosphere than traditional plastic materials. Primo’s bottle fits into any waste management system with a benefit. At the end of their useful life, Primo bottles can be disposed of by all traditional waste management methods such as mechanical/chemical recycling
