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T-shirts upcycled from plastic bottles

Two new green companies just launched cute new T-shirt lines made from recycled plastic bottles.

Thu, Aug 13 2009 at 5:23 PM EST
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Not too long ago I thought T-shirts made of recycled plastic bottles (rPET) were a newfangled thing. Now, a new company seems to be making T-shirts out of rPET every day! This week, both be present and A Lot To Say announced the eco-presence of their cute rPET T-shirts.

 
A Lot to Say rPET T-shirts
 
A Lot To Say’s a brand new eco-brand, offering T-shirts made entirely of recycled bottles. Each T-shirt’s emblazoned with a catchy big word or phrase like Hot or Virgin — with fine print beneath the bold word explaining the eco-relevance of said word (i.e. Virgin: plastic is what most shampoo and conditioner bottles are made from and they add to over 25% of waste in landfills. not sexy) — giving the T-shirts a rather sensationalist-then-very-preachy as well as sort of confusing (Does the 25% refer to all plastic? Or just the shampoo-and-conditioner bottles?) feel.
 
The T-shirts are printed by a water-free printing process called “air dye” that requires less energy and reduces water pollution, according to A Lot To Say. Both T-shirts and tanks cost $35.99 each.
 
Be Present renew tees
 
be present, a Colorado-based green yoga clothing company, added a line of “Renew Tees.” Made from rPET and organic cotton, each Renew Tee’s made in the U.S. and printed with water-based inks — and upcycles 3 to 5 plastic bottles from the landfill, according to the company. Get one of 3 designs — a lotus with lily pad, buddha, or a tree — for $35 - $39 each at be present.
 
Photos courtesy of A Lot To Say and be present
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ROGER 05/21/2010 11:36 AM

I WANNA BUY THIS KIND OF T-SHIRT !!! WHERE CAN I BUY IT ???

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ROGER 05/21/2010 11:36 AM

I WANNA BUY THIS KIND OF T-SHIRT !!! WHERE CAN I BUY IT ???

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Vanessa 09/25/2009 14:04 PM

Love this company. I just chose them as part of my latest and greatest green fashion faves!

http://greenbydesign.com/2009/09/23/some-green-things-worth-splurging-on/

Read for more reasons why you should support this amazing line. Smart, sassy, and incredibly innovative. Keep it up!

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