{"id":16302,"date":"2014-03-17T11:30:28","date_gmt":"2014-03-17T17:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=16302"},"modified":"2014-03-17T11:30:28","modified_gmt":"2014-03-17T17:30:28","slug":"plastic-in-the-ocean-turned-fashionable-pharrell-williams-bionic-yarn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/plastic-in-the-ocean-turned-fashionable-pharrell-williams-bionic-yarn\/","title":{"rendered":"Plastic in the Ocean Turned Fashionable: Pharrell Williams’ Bionic Yarn"},"content":{"rendered":"

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From mass producing \u2018closed-loop\u2019 garments<\/a> to coloring t-shirts with waterless dyes<\/a>, technological advancements are helping the sustainable fashion industry evolve into a powerhouse. Innovators are coming up with ingenious ways to create ethically-made garments without harming workers, shoppers or the environment. The blogosphere was particularly abuzz last month following popular musician and designer Pharrell Williams\u2019 debut of his latest project. The style maverick\u2019s company, Bionic Yarn<\/a>, plans to transform plastic in the ocean into yarn.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a graphic and short video<\/a> illustrating how plastic bottles collected from oceans and beaches are chopped into tiny flakes, melted and ran through a shower head to make highly durable fibers. Denim label G-Star RAW then will use the \u201cplastic\u201d yarn to create the RAW for the Ocean<\/a> collection of jeans and shirts for men and women. For a slightly more expansive look at the process, take a few minutes to watch SHFT’s overview of the product:<\/p>\n