This Oceanworks Guaranteed PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) Ocean Plastic is sourced from Asia and comes in the form of white chips. These PET chips have received an FDA Letter of No Objection for usage up to 100% recycled content in the manufacture of articles for contact with all food types under Conditions of Use (COU) B through H. It is guaranteed to have been harvested from an oceanbound location, one of the five types of locations where ocean plastic is collected worldwide, which means that it is material collected from communities with no waste management within 50 km of the shore line. Many small islands of developing countries fall into this category. This is in accordance with standards set by renowned marine debris expert, Jenna Jambeck.
