FASHION USES

Environmental Effects

It can take 700 years before plastic bottles start to decompose and then landfill. Cycled polyester can keep billions of plastic bottles from landfills. Some brands such as Patagonia and Henry Lloyd are collecting their old products to be recycled. Using discarded plastic saves a third of the energy it would take to produce the same product with virgin polyester. Air pollution is reduced by 85% with the production of recycled polyester.” (Elsasser 103)

SPECIFIC APPAREL/FASHION USE

It can be used in fabrics like Terylene/Dacron, Ultrasuede/Alcantara, Nanofront/Sorona, and S. Café. It is also used in micro and nanofibers.