PM Narendra Modi was seen in the Parliament on Wednesday in a special blue jacket made using plastic bottles
Indian Oil Corporation presented the recycled jacket to PM Modi during the recently held India Energy Week in Bengaluru
More than 10 crore PET bottles will be recycled to make sustainable garments for Indian Oil employees and Armed Forces
As per estimates, 86% of plastic water bottles used in the US are dumped in landfills. Around 60 million water bottles are daily used in the US, which means approximately 18,834,000,000 are dumped in landfills every year
The textile business, like other industries, is adjusting to new demands by implementing new methods of production in an aim to move towards sustainability
A lot of recycled plastic used in clothing comes from a material known as Polyethylene Terephthalate, or PET. The material that we find in bottles is strong, flexible, and light
As per fashion industry data, more than half of the clothing used in present times is made from fossil-fuel-based materials called polyester
Polyester made from recycled PET bottles is more environmentally friendly than traditional polyester. The production of recycled polyester uses 59% less energy and reduces the carbon footprint by 32%
Plastic bottles are collected, dried, shredded, and turned into tiny pellets. Then the plastic goes through an extruder machine, which spins and pulls it like taffy to turn it into yarn
At the 2022 Oscars, Megan Thee Stallion was seen in a Gaurav Gupta’s Fantasy Biomorphic Gown, which was made entirely from upcycled ocean plastics
Gisele Bundchen’s 2018 Met Gala custom Versace gown was 100% sustainable throughout its supply chain, and created out of recycled glass bottles from Brazil
Emma Watson’s 2016 Met Gala outfit by Calvin Klein was created with yarns crafted from recycled plastic bottles in partnership with Eco-Age