How Does It Work?

“Reverte oxo-biodegradable bottles give us the best of both worlds. Everyone knows we need to be better stewards of our planet and its resources.  Oxo-biodegradable bottles  are recycle friendly and will assist us in attaining that goal.

Here’s how the oxo-biodegradability process works according to the products developers:

·        Reverte masterbatche is blended into the PET resins used to make the pre-forms for the bottles.

·        With proper disposal and exposure to UV light, heat and moisture, the discarded bottle commences its degradation profile, first embrittling and then breaking into small pieces. 

·        After the degradation process, the material becomes available for bio-digestion. In short, the broken matter becomes a food source for microbial activity. In general terms, the anticipated time to totally degrade the plastic bottle is estimated to be about 5-10 years, depending on environmental conditions in which the bottle has been placed.

Today, approximately 60 billion PET plastic beverage bottles are discarded annually in the United States, according to industry sources. If those bottles had contained Reverte oxo-biodegradable technology, most of the bottles would have degraded by now. “Industry sources also tell us that only about 24% of all PET bottles are recycled leaving 77% to go landfills or just tossed out. It is unlikely that we are going to stop drinking bottled water, so now is the time to re-think what bottles we use and how we dispose of them. Austin Creative Water is proud to be taking the lead in helping to start this process.