Decorative object made from pet and use of pet for producing such an object

A decorative object, comprising:

• at least one layer of extruded strand, having a thickness of between one and fifteen millimetres, of a polymer-based composition advantageously including at least one additive, wherein
• the polymer-based composition consists of recycled polyethylene terephthalate or a mixture of recycled polyethylene terephthalate and of non-recycled polyethylene terephthalate, having at least 99% by mass polyethylene terephthalate and the following residual quantities:
• no more than 50 ppm of polyvinyl chloride,
• no more than 100 ppm of water, and
• no more than 30 ppm of polyethylene.

A method of manufacturing a decorative object, comprising:

• using a polymer-based composition, including at least one additive, the polymer-based composition consisting of recycled polyethylene terephthalate having at least 99% by mass polyethylene terephthalate and the following residual quantities:
• no more than 50 ppm of polyvinyl chloride, advantageously no more than 10 ppm of polyvinyl chloride,
• no more than 100 ppm of water, advantageously no more than 10 ppm of water, and
• no more than 30 ppm of polyethylene, and
• forming the decorative object from at least one layer of extruded strand having a thickness of between one and fifteen millimetres.