Plastic Poetry: Ode to PET

Here at Container & Packaging Supply we are constantly on the cutting edge of technological… stuff. But sometimes we just need to take a break from all the sciency-stuff, and indulge our inner artistic sensibilities. I’ve decided to do this through poetry. I’ll be writing a series of seven poems, written specifically for each of the plastic types: PET, HDPE, PVC, LDPE, PP, PS, and Other. This one is for polyethylene terephthalate, or PET as it’s more commonly known. If you want to know more about PET, you can always watch our resin video about PET.

Ode to PET

Where does one begin?
Lets start with number one.
thy thermoplastic polymer,
shows clearly or opaque.
When I think about your uses,
my mind can never blank.

Your repute in durability,
takes impacts lightly.
Your moisture impermeability,
makes leakage unlikely.
Your flexible usability,
appeals to all so broadly.

Now if you have your faults,
they appear to me so faint.
You work with oh so many closures,
that keep your contents in restraint.
So if you have a fault,
I can offer no complaint.

Translation for all you poetry-haters out there:
PET is a high clarity, lightweight, durable, impermeable thermoplastic polymer that can also be colored or made opaque that can be used in a wide variety of applications that can be colored or clear marked with the number 1.