Food and beverage

When it comes to food and drinks, first impressions are everything. Packaging should convey brand trust and identity, not get in the way.

Eastman PET Renew makes it easy. It delivers a clean, glossy finish that keeps iconic packaging attractive on the shelf while preserving food and beverage freshness, taste and convenience. Made with our material-to-material molecular recycling technology, PET Renew packaging provides a more holistic, complete sustainability story without compromising performance or brand cues.

A clear sports drink bottle filled with blue liquid.

Key features

Food safe

Clear

High performance

Sustainability that stands out

Eastman PET Renew uses material‑to‑material molecular recycling to deliver the performance that food and beverage packaging needs. It enables higher recycled content and a unique sustainability story without sacrificing aesthetics, safety or production reliability.

Key benefits

Performance and appearance

Virgin-quality performance and processability at up to 100% certified recycled content*
Crystal clarity and true color without yellowing or dark/gray tint

Operational ease and reliability

Hot‑fill/heat‑set compatible — maintains package reliability and production yields
Compatible with oxygen scavenger systems — optimizes shelf‑life performance

Safety and compliance

Meets food-contact safety standards — minimizes consumer/regulatory risk exposure to non-intentionally added substances (NIAS) such as BPA, benzene, etc.

Complementary approach to mechanical recycling

Diverts hard-to-recycle PET from landfills and incineration
Enables circular end of life for colored, opaque and otherwise hard-to-recycle PET
Achieve quality specifications by blending PET Renew with mechanical rPET
Supports local sourcing and investment in domestic recycling infrastructure

We offer PET Renew with the following percentages of Renew certified recycled content:* 30%, 50% and 100%.

^{*Certified recycled content allocated via ISCC PLUS mass balance allocation.}

A clear plastic bottle filled with orange juice on a kitchen counter.

Unlock sustainable packaging for hot-filled beverages

Eastman PET Renew delivers virgin-quality recycled bottles engineered for hot‑fill temperatures, preserving packaging integrity and clarity for juices, teas, coffees and sports drinks. Our material-to-material molecular recycling process removes contaminants to improve preform, bottle‑blow and filling processability as well as oxygen scavenger compatibility. Our PET Renew delivers higher recycled content that enhances your brand story and sustainability goals in a category where it is not yet the standard.

Elevate sauces and condiment packaging

Keep sauces and condiments — from ketchup to mayonnaise to pasta sauces — looking fresh and true to color with Eastman PET Renew. Additionally, it also supports minimal oxygen‑scavenger dosing to preserve the iconic product taste, color and nutrition of your product. It is also suited for hot‑fill and wide‑mouth jars, replacing heavy glass with lightweight, sustainable packaging. Eastman PET Renew helps your brand shine on shelves while meeting evolving sustainability and regulatory goals.

A clear sauce bottle filled with ketchup that is made from Eastman PET Renew.

Resources

PETnology article: Eastman – Accelerating Circularity

Read more about how Eastman is unlocking the full potential of recycled PET with chemical recycling in PETnology.

Doloop and Eastman in PETnology

Doloop and Eastman present a sustainable solution for PET packaging with no compromises at Drinktec 2025.

Packaging paradigm: U.S. consumer insights

As CPG brands look towards pathways to meet their sustainability commitments, U.S. consumers are becoming clearer about their expectations for sustainable packaging seeking recyclability, high levels of recycled content and the creation of a circular economy for plastic packaging within the U.S.