100% recycled polyester yarn for fabric production from PET bottles

19-Jul-17

A Malaysian manufacturer is manufacturing eco-friendly fashion from recycled PET bottles.
Waste2Wear was developed as a fabric from recycled drinks containers. The manufacturer- Vision Textiles aims to focus on school and business uniforms, medical scrubs, spa robes, home goods (bedding and pillows) and reusable market bags with its Waste2Wear® brand and further explore all opportunities in recycled textiles. This cradle-to-cradle manufacturing loop turns PET waste into wearable fabric with the following steps:
Step 1: Plastic bottles are stripped of caps and labels, then thoroughly cleaned to remove any residue or contaminants.

Step 2: The plastic is processed into flakes and washed again to ensure there is nothing left but 100% RPET (recycled polyethylene terephthalate) remaining.

Step 3: The clean flakes are transformed into small pellets of pure recycled plastic that is virtually indistinguishable from “virgin” PET (polyethylene terephthalate).

Step 4: The pellets are then extruded into yarn which can be tinted as any color.

Step 5: The 100% recycled polyester yarn can be used on its own or blended with other eco-friendly yarns to produce Waste2Wear® fabrics.