a product is made by recycling a beverage container comprising a pet body having a plastic base cup and a metal cap attached thereto . the base cup is made from a plastic material different from the pet . the method includes grinding the entire beverage container including the pet body , the metal cap and the base cup , into particles sufficiently small to flow into a plastics molding machine . the ground particles are fed into a molding machine which heats and applies pressure to them and forces them into a mold of predetermined shape . the molded material is then cooled whereby the molded material hardens and forms a solid object having the predetermined shape of the mold .