PET thermoform recycling · North America

Where EPR meets real end-market capacity.

Green Impact Plastics transforms recovered PET thermoforms into quality-controlled recycled feedstock—connecting collection, processing, and new packaging across North America.

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Recovered PET thermoform bales at Green Impact Plastics

PETThermoform
to thermoform

Mexico-basedNorth America focusedEPR readyDedicated PET stream

Dedicated bales of recovered PET thermoforms

Dedicated feedstock · PET thermoforms

Built ahead of the curve

We started with the material the system was leaving behind.

Green Impact began its pilot operation in Ciudad Juárez in 2019 with a focused challenge: create a dependable pathway for post-consumer PET thermoforms. Today, from Tijuana, Mexico, we work across borders to connect recovery supply with productive end markets.

2019Pilot operations begin in Ciudad Juárez

TodayTijuana operations serving a North American market

A practical circular pathway

One material.
Three decisive steps.

Thermoforms have distinct sorting, washing, and quality requirements. Our dedicated process is designed around those realities—not around a bottle stream.

Recover

Source post-consumer thermoforms from collection and sorting partners.

Specialized Green Impact processing equipment

Transform

Sort, grind, wash, and prepare consistent Thermoform Clean Washed Flake.

Finished Green Impact recycled material in bulk bags

Return

Supply recycled feedstock for new sheet and packaging applications.

Clear PET thermoforms moving through Green Impact sorting equipment — Inside the processA dedicated line built around the realities of recovered PET thermoforms.

Infrastructure mattersEPR needs operating end markets.

Built for EPR

Policy creates responsibility.
Industry creates results.

Extended Producer Responsibility is expanding across North America. Although programs differ by jurisdiction, the operating fundamentals stay consistent: packaging must be designed for recovery, collected at scale, processed into usable material, and supported by durable demand.

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Material-specific expertise
Understanding the distinct recovery realities of PET thermoforms.
02
Cross-border capacity
Connecting North American supply, manufacturing, and end-market partners.
03
Stakeholder collaboration
Working across MRFs, PROs, producers, converters, brands, growers, and policymakers.

Green Impact material processing system and controls — Operating infrastructureCapacity that connects EPR goals to physical processing.

The leading U.S. benchmark

SB 54 is shaping the next era of packaging responsibility.

California’s program is the most consequential current U.S. packaging EPR benchmark. Its scale, covered-material framework, source-reduction mandate, recycling targets, and focus on responsible end markets are influencing decisions well beyond California.

Green Impact follows SB 54 closely because it offers a clear view of where EPR is headed—while our mission remains broader: build a resilient PET thermoform pathway for partners throughout North America.

Explore SB 54 at CalRecycle

Organized PET thermoform bales ready for processing

25%source reduction by 2032

65%single-use plastic recycling by 2032

100%recyclable or compostable by 2032

From operations to evidence

Quality is part of the end market.

Reliable circularity depends on material that manufacturers can use consistently. In-house testing supports disciplined process control and better communication across the value chain.

Green Impact quality-control laboratory workbench — In-house quality control

Material testing equipment in the Green Impact laboratory — Material testing and verification

A connected industry

End markets are built together.

We engage with the organizations, standards, programs, and participants advancing PET circularity and EPR implementation.

APRDesign for recyclability NAPCORPET market leadership NSACStewardship and policy CAAProducer responsibility CalRecycleCalifornia implementation

Organization names identify important participants in the circularity ecosystem and do not imply endorsement, certification, or formal partnership unless separately stated.

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