RECYCLED POLYESTER (RPET) FABRIC BLEND RPET stands for Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate, also known as Recycled contamination, air and water pollution, and requires less
Polyester. It is made from discarded plastic water bottles, which helps to keep them out of the landfill and reduce the amount of petroleum used to produce new polyester fibres.
energy to manufacture than new polyester. Most importantly, plastic degenerates each time it’s reheated, so it can’t be infinitely recycled into new water bottles because it won’t meet food grade standards. Recycled polyester provides a great new use for that plastic.
The Textile Exchange promotes the use of rPET, as it reduces soil
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