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Polyester is one of the most popular fabrics in the world. Made from PET plastic, it is prized for its durability, lightness, and low cost of production. While these characteristics make it ideal for various uses across the textile industry, the oversupply of polyester has also fueled an environmental disaster. Now, brands like Adidas, Nike, and Shein are trying to increase the amount of polyester made from recycled plastics -- but is this the best use of old plastic? We visited Tamil Nadu, India, to see how one company makes clothing from used plastic bottles and whether this is the best solution for this waste stream. MORE WORLD WIDE WASTE VIDEOS: Can Bamboo Replace Paper And Plastic? And Should It? | World Wide Waste | Business Insider    • Can Bamboo Replace Paper And Plastic? And ...   How Nespresso & Keurig Spend Millions Trying To Solve Coffee Pod Waste | World Wide Waste    • How Nespresso & Keurig Spend Millions Tryi...   Is Trash The Building Material of The Future? | World Wide Waste | Business Insider    • Is Trash The Building Material of The Futu...   00:00 - Intro 00:50 - Meet The Founders 01:20 - Collecting Plastic Bottles 01:56 - Sorting Plastic Bottles 03:06 - Secondary Sorting And Hot Washing 04:01 - Molecular Structure And Applications Of Pet 04:22 - Melting, Dope Dyeing, And Stretching Pet Fibers 05:33 - Drawing, Crimping, And Baling Fibers 06:42 - Turning Fibers Into Yarn 08:16 - Historic Use And Demand For Synthetic Fibers 09:54 - Brands Using Recycled Polyester 10:12 - How Shree Renga Makes Clothing 12:07 - Environmental Impact Of Synthetic Fibers 12:29 - Challenges And Solutions For Recycling Synthetic Fibers 12:53 - H&M's Fiber-To-Fiber Recycling Experiment 15:45 - The Future And Challenges Of Fiber-To-Fiber Recycling 17:00 - Emissions, Traceability, And Bottle-To-Bottle Recycling 17:33 - Founders Concluding Thoughts 18:07 - Credits ------------------------------------------------------ #plastic #worldwidewaste #businessinsider Business Insider tells you all you need to know about business, finance, tech, retail, and more. Visit our homepage for the top stories of the day: https://www.businessinsider.com Business Insider on Facebook:   / businessinsider   Business Insider on Instagram:   / insiderbusiness   Business Insider on Twitter:   / businessinsider   Business Insider on Snapchat:   / 5319643143   Business Insider on TikTok:   / businessinsider   How 1.5 Million Plastic Bottles Are Turned Into Clothing Every Day | World Wide Waste