Recycled PET, also known as recycled polyester, is a durable, eco friendly fabric made from post consumer recycled plastic bottles such as soft drink and bottled water containers.

Approximately 31% of the plastic bottles produced in the US are made from Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET). In the US alone, more than 38 billion plastic containers ended up in landfills in 2006.

The steps of the recycling process:

PLASTIC BOTTLE -> PLASTIC BOTTLE IS COLLECTED -> PLASTIC BOTTLES ARE SORTED BY COLOR -> THEN PRESSED -> CLEANED -> SMASHED INTO FLAKES -> DRYED -> POLYMERIZED -> CHIPS -> YARN -> FABRICS - > GOODS

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