100% PCR PET bottle holds liquid medicine

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October 10, 2008 - In first for prescription packaging, Rexam plc, London, UK, introduces oval bottle made from 100% post-consumer-recycled polyethylene terephthalate (RPET). Seven sizes -- 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16 ounces -- address needs of virtually any liquid medication, meet same standards as virgin PET counterparts including light transmission, moisture permeation requirements set by United States Pharmacopeia, Rockville, MD; child-resistant/senior-friendly protocol requirements of Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC; resin standards set by Food and Drug Administration, Washington, DC. Recycling empty PCR containers further reduces resource consumption, environmental impact of product. “Pharmacists and consumers have shown a preference for packaging using recycled material,” reports Pat O’Connell, vp of Sales, Rexam Prescription Products, Perrysburg, OH. “Our new recycled ovals will provide differentiation, allowing pharmacies to market themselves as environmentally friendly.”


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