How 1.5 Million Plastic Bottles Are Turned Into Clothing Every Day | World Wide Waste
Polyester is one of the most popular fabrics in the world. Made from PET plastic, it is prized for its durability, lightness, and low cost of production. While these characteristics make it ideal for various uses across the textile industry, the oversupply of polyester has also fueled an environmental disaster. Now, brands like Adidas, Nike, and Shein are trying to increase the amount of polyester made from recycled plastics — but is this the best use of old plastic? We visited Tamil Nadu, India, to see how one company makes clothing from used plastic bottles and whether this is the best solution for this waste stream.
00:00 – Intro
00:50 – Meet The Founders
01:20 – Collecting Plastic Bottles
01:56 – Sorting Plastic Bottles
03:06 – Secondary Sorting And Hot Washing
04:01 – Molecular Structure And Applications Of Pet
04:22 – Melting, Dope Dyeing, And Stretching Pet Fibers
05:33 – Drawing, Crimping, And Baling Fibers
06:42 – Turning Fibers Into Yarn
08:16 – Historic Use And Demand For Synthetic Fibers
09:54 – Brands Using Recycled Polyester
10:12 – How Shree Renga Makes Clothing
12:07 – Environmental Impact Of Synthetic Fibers
12:29 – Challenges And Solutions For Recycling Synthetic Fibers
12:53 – H&M’s Fiber-To-Fiber Recycling Experiment
15:45 – The Future And Challenges Of Fiber-To-Fiber Recycling
17:00 – Emissions, Traceability, And Bottle-To-Bottle Recycling
17:33 – Founders Concluding Thoughts
18:07 – Credits
Credit to : Business Insider