Description: PET (polyester) resin bottles used for water, soda and other beverage packaging can be converted into recycled polyester yarns and fabrics. Plastic bottles make their journey from the consumer to curbside collection and on to separation and processing at a materials recovery facility. The recycling facility sells post-consumer PET resin to a company that extrudes it into polyester yarn, which is then upcycled into fabric. For every 2 million tons of PET bottles that are not recycled and instead sent to landfills, the equivalent of 18 million barrels of crude oil are dumped down the drain. And while rates of recycling are increasing among the general public, consumers still throw away three times as many bottles as they recycle. By giving plastic bottles a new lease on life in polyester textiles, the value of this material is not wasted, and is instead allowed to live on in a useful, durable product. Designtex offers a number of upholstery styles made of 100% post-consumer recycled polyester. The seven stages of Environmental Design bring awareness to each step in a product's lifecycle, and create opportunities for closing the loop. Designtex's 100% post-consumer upholstery achieves its Environmental Design status for the following criteria: Recycled Ingredients, Compatible for Closed Loop, Energy Use, Water Use, Reutilization of Production Waste, Low Emitting, Recyclable In addition these products are C2C Silver certified.
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