Single-use plastic bottles are been recycled and manufactured in Surat since last five years. ๐๐ Different types of clothes are also made with this yarn. โป๏ธ๐ This plastic bottle recycling initiative is good for the environment.โป๏ธ๐๏ธSurat has become the second largest eco-friendly yarn manufacturing city in India. โป๏ธ๐ข
The demand for yarn made from plastic bottles is increasing. Three companies in Surat are manufacturing this type of yarn. ๐๐๐ฉณ It crushes more than 600 crore bottles. It produces 1,56,000 tonnes of fiber every year.โป๏ธ๐To make this yarn, plastic bottles are collected and washed thoroughly. Then petals are made from it. โป๏ธ๐๏ธ Yarn is made from these petals. No water is used in the entire process of making yarn. ๐ง๐ So water saving is also done in the manufacture of this yarn. ๐๐ This type of yarn produced in Surat has a good demand in foreign countries as well. ๐๐ This company produces five to six tonnes of fiber per month from plastic bottles in Surat.โป๏ธ๐ข๐ญ Tags are given while recycling clothes available in the market. ๐ท๏ธ๐ Then cloth is made using this type of waste. Polyester fabric is made from the yarn produced from this bottle. ๐๏ธ๐๐ฒ๐๏ธ Apart from this, this fabric is also popular for home furnishing fabric, automobile bike and car covers. ๐ช๐๐๏ธ๐๏ธ