Spring Water Bottler Opens rPET Facility
CG Roxane announced its Tennessee plant, which will produce bottles from rPET flake, is fully operational.
announced the official opening of its second in-house recycled PET plant in Benton, TN. The plant will process recycled PET flakes into pellets and mold new bottles, in support of the company’s shift to manufacturing bottles for the Crystal Geyser brand from 50% recycled PET.
Preforms for Crystal Geyser bottles are molded from recycled PET.
Photo Credit: CG Roxane
CG Roxane’s goal is to produce 32.9 million pounds of recycled PET this year, between the Benton plant and its plant in San Bernandino, CA. The company’s strategy to integrate recycling and molding into its operations is expected to yield gains in control and efficiency.
“Building on our experience from opening our San Bernardino, CA, rPET plant in late 2019, we know that consumers are actively looking for direct and convenient ways to be more sustainable,” says Luke Genthe, special projects engineer at CG Roxane. “Making our own rPET pellets, combined with virgin PET at our bottling plants, gives us quick control over bottle production and access to a reliable material.”
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