| 'bottle to bottle' PET bottle recycling line or downcycling | | | | strength, warmth, and durability properties of virgin and |
| ?when glass, paper and cans are recycled, they | | | | recycled yarns arethe same. the only difference is that |
| become similar productswhich (theoretically) can be | | | | recycled yarns have a matte rather than theglossy |
| used and recycled over and over again.with plastics | | | | finish of virgin polyester.five PET bottles yield enough |
| recycling, however, there is usually only a single | | | | fiber for one extra-large t-shirt ortwenty-five two-liter |
| re-use.some soda bottles make it to a recycler who | | | | bottles can make one sweater.five two-liter PET |
| must scrambleto find a buyer, and often ends up selling | | | | bottles yield enough fiberfill for a ski jacket.carpet |
| the bottles at a lossto an entrepreneur who makes | | | | companies can often use 100% recycled resin to |
| carpeting or traffic strips, | | | | manufacture polyesthercarpets in a variety of colors |
| -- anything but new bottles.and what is the plastic | | | | and textures. |
| bottling industry doing to create a strongerrecycling | | | | PET is also spun like cotton candy to makr fiber filling |
| market for its product? nothing.see soda companies | | | | for pillows and quilts.it takes 35 two-liter PET bottles to |
| and recyclingif you think the latest fashions on the | | | | make enough fiberfill for a sleeping bag. |
| runway are trashy, you might just be right. | | | | PET can also be rolled ito clear sheets or ribbon for |
| PET can be recycled into fibres that are used for | | | | VCR and audio cassettes by PET recycling machine |
| polyester fabrics.major designers used recycled plastic | | | | manufacturer . |
| bottles by PET recycling machine for haute couture.the | | | | |