Container and method of manufacture

A method for manufacturing containers, the method comprising the steps of:

• injecting a first material into a first mold to form a top portion of a first preform;
• injecting the first material and a second material into the first mold to form a bottom portion of the first preform;
• disposing the first preform in a second mold;
• blow molding the first preform into a first intermediate article;
• removing a top portion of the first intermediate article to produce a first finished container, the top portion of the first intermediate article including post-consumer material, the post-consumer material comprising the first material;
• injecting the post-consumer material into a second preform,
• disposing the second preform in a mold,
• blow molding the second preform into a second intermediate article, and
• processing the second intermediate article to produce a second finished container,
• wherein the top portion of the first intermediate article comprises only the first material and the bottom portion comprises an inner portion, an intermediate portion and an outer portion,
• wherein the intermediate portion comprises the second material, the inner portion and the outer portion being free of the second material,
• wherein the first material is polyethylene terephthalate and the second material comprises an oxygen scavenger, and
• wherein the second material comprises 0.01 wt. % to 0.1 wt. % of the first finished container.