Many companies use plastic in their products, packaging and packing of their packaged products – which amounts to a lot of responsibility for the customer and end consumer! 27% of PET containers were recycled in 2008, which pales in comparison to the 2,500,000 plastic bottles that Americans use every hour.[1],[2] Environmental groups say one of the biggest problems with plastic bottles is that consumers do not recycle them. So, how responsible are the new plant-based and compostable packages?