Did you ever wonder why your fresh produce comes in a plastic box? This phenomenon is only a couple years old but already, like plastic water bottles, it has become a ubiquitous part of the consumer food marketplace. Is PET plastic safe? How can consumers help to make plastic products sustainable? We may be slow to notice, but the PET industry is aware of how its actions impact the future of its business. Explore why plastic recycling is profitable and efficient and plastic production and the manufacture of goods from recycled plastic are significant economic players both nationally and internationally.