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T-shirts upcycled from plastic bottlesTwo new green companies just launched cute new T-shirt lines made from recycled plastic bottles. Thu, Aug 13 2009 at 6:23 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’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, 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 ???
ROGER
05/21/2010 11:36 AM
I WANNA BUY THIS KIND OF T-SHIRT !!! WHERE CAN I BUY IT ???
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! Add your commentSign in with one of these accounts or just add your comment below. |
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