Green clothing from recycled plastic bottles

There was a time when used plastic bottles were a threat to the environment. Today, it is being used positively to manufacture garments. In fact, many people are wearing this green garment made from used water bottles. In the current scenario of textile pollution, choosing green clothing is a sign of being responsible and sensible towards environment.

It is difficult to imagine how plastic bottles are transformed into fabrics. With the help of advanced technology, here is a process that can convert plastic bottles into fabrics. First of all the plastic bottles are collected, compressed, packed into bales and shipped to the processing factory. Then, the plastic bottles are chipped and melted into white round balls.

These balls are again crushed and spun through shower like nozzle that results into viscose yarn. These yarns are used to weave fabrics and finally end up into a trendy piece of clothing. This process also consumes 30% less energy than garments which are made from conventionally manufactured polyester.

Recycled bottles are used for various purposes. One such use of this recycled material is spinning it into thin fibers, which are used to make clothing such as T-shirts, jackets, shirts and garments for exercise usually made from polyester blends. Soft fleece are made from these bottles which are used for hats, blankets and jacket linings. There are brands that make warm, comfortable, weather resilient and long-lasting clothing with recycled plastic bottles. Moreover, making clothes from recycled plastic bottles has many benefits such as it reduces the dependency on foreign oil.