My first job was at a plastics recycling plant almost exactly like this! The building was built to have the melting happen at the top, and as it melted it was pulled down to the string level, then washing level. If you're in America, you may have a dashboard, hubcap, cup, or even a pillow made with the plastics we recycled! The bottle chip was fed into a big long metal tube with a screw inside and heaters on the outside to melt it called an extruder. The screw would force the melted plastic through a dye with hundreds of pin-holes, down to the next level. This level it would be sprayed with water and then sent down to be collected in those big Totes like seen in this video. We would actually feed them into the washer rollers AFTER being collected instead of how they do it first in this video. Trust me this is a really dirty process and usually leaves a bad smell. My heart goes out to these people.
And this is why Recycling is NOT THE ANSWER We just NEED TO REDUCE OUR GLOBAL CONSUMPTION. Which in the end, we need to reduce our global population. It's logical way. Not some conspiracy BS
Cotton is the best fiber. I dislike that mostly all the socks and undershirts are made of some sort of synthetic material. Bring back cotton as the primary textile for clothing
I suggest you look at all of the weed eater plastic string. It has been breaking down in yards, roads, golf clubs, creeks, rivers and oceans. Plus a lot of other places. After that you can take litterbugs into account. The list goes on and on. Our nation creates a lot of plastic debris. We recycle very little plastic. Eventually all plastic and all other refuse has to be recycled. The people on this planet have to develop a new attitude about recycling.
Yes and wearing and washing Polyester cloth everyday made the thread became fragile and it release tiny shred that people unaware. Its true to any form of plastic. The process of decomposite of plastic made the microplastic. Reuse and recycle is BS. Reduce and find another replacement.
As well as everytime you wash wool or silk. Or everytime the rains or other water flows in the soil wash the countless carcasses of crustaceans full of chitin. But media stay remarkably silent about all the long lasting microplastics of natural origin.
These are PET plastics. A versatile an very nontoxic plastic, that can be recycled many times. Nylon and Polyesters are made of Polymide plastics. They're very stable type of plastic, and are not the cause of Micro-plastic in the water (majority are car tires, paint and building materials like fiber-glass.)
Because of a question asked by @JohnMartinez7440 I have the following response and comments and questions, myself: Probably and possibly because of chemicals that some of them contained, like laundry detergents, cleaners for bathrooms, floors, etc., and so many more products. Oh, and then the chemicals used in the first place to make the plastic products. Which brings me to My question; Do they use plastic that contains BPA or any other TOXIC chemicals to make the fibers that make our clothing and other textiles? I’m guessing they probably do. Maybe That’s why they’re washing the plastic so many times before they turn it into fibers for textiles. It hurts my head just to think about just Why don’t they stop manufacturing all this Toxic stuff and go back to simple glass, cardboard, cotton and other Natural textiles/clothing? Those can be recycled and it is NOT necessary to use Toxic Chemicals! We wonder why there are so many more cases of diseases now, like Autism, MS, Cancer, etc. than there ever were. Look at all the Toxins we humans are exposed to every single day. People made this planet toxic and only people can stop it. God knows if we can ever clean up what’s been done completely. But, we can stop, as much as possible, adding to it.
@bonnie6231 Respectfully, you sound like a crazy person. You post sounds like you learned a couple of facts and decided to mash them together to form an incohet conclusion.
True Also, Jesus loves you and will fulfill you more than anything, I speak from experience, he wants a meaningful relationship with you, and you will find him if you seek him. Look up the abcs of salvation teenmissions on Google and it should be the first result, click what it says and read and do what it says, It’s not hard (and if it is ask God to help you), I promise you it’s more worth it than you could imagine. I’ll leave you with these verses… “that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” Romans 10:9-13 KJV “And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:13 KJV God Bless you and may The Lord Jesus guide you and teach you as you live your life. I pray he does and you let him guide you. Amen.
If you work around any sparks or flame it will be in your employee handbook that you can't wear this crap and gotta wear special clothes...this is usually for outdoor clothes like running shirts
@@enginepy I am retired today after spending my whole working life in the Textile industry and my speciality was adding the color to textiles. You can take any synthetic fibre and blend it with a natural fibre and get a better feeling fabric. But you can do it 100 % synthetic as well.
Folks listening: this plastic is "recycled" from plastics you have already used ,how many times? How many times have You use it before You throw it away??🤔
Is the fiber as flammable as plastic? Could they be harvesting the plastic islands in our oceans? Would they buy from the recycling center at our local dump? Directly? Can they be contacted directly?
No, plastic isn't good for the clothing, it's not healthy, but there is so many great things that could be made from that plastic like garden furniture and decor, tents...
Ok, this is wonderful social narrative regarding recycling of plastics. News flash, besides being prohibitively expensive to recycle plastics, worse the majority of pladtic waste can not be recycled more than once, maybe twice. This narrative of plastic recycling is a smoke screen for the world's population to continue to feel "good" about the plastic manufacturing industry.
This is cool, but having learned about the massive amount of surplus clothing the US just kinda ships to Africa, far beyond what anyone needs, it might be a little unnecessary. (The silliness of our fashion industry is kinda unnecessary though too)
I still remember in the 60's at dinner parties how everyone would be talking about this amazing new material called plastic, and how you need to invest in it.
This is incredible, but what if we just start using REUSABLE WATER BOTTLES? You save more money, and it reduces plastic, pollution and benefits the ecosystem a lot more-for those that actually take care of their reusables, etc.
How is the water cleaned after all that material is washed 10 times? Not criticizing- I use plastic and am thrilled if it can be remanufactured into something new. Some recycled polyester fabric is beautiful and incredibly soft. I’m starting to see it in more higher end brands. Genuinely curious about the water cleaning.
And then, these fibers get turned into clothes. Then the clothes get worn and washed, releasing microplastics everywhere. How about we just make clothes out of cotton, wool, hemp, bamboo, flax, etc? Recycle these bottles into other plastic products instead.
Hmm. Folks seem up in arms about clothing. Rain gear?👍 Maybe shackels for currupt individuals👍 Lets think this thru. After use 1, how can it be reused,reused, before the elements are no longer a concern to these folks posting. 👍
I remember when walmart switched to "vests made from plastic bottles," and all I could picture was rounding up all the perfectly fine old vests and throwing them in a landfill just so that they could look "environmentally friendly"... lol
Yeah so changing location from the West to the East in cleaning and manufacturing these dirty plastics because what happens to the dirty water after cleaning! In the West it's cleaned up to a certain level and then dumped out into our waterways and because they were over polluting they moved to the East were they can dump dirty water out without any consequences 😭 Oh yeah but they are doing good, really it's all about the ££££ ask the locals whom have to drink and fish from those waters.
How does it do in a fire? Supposing someone gets a flame, or an ember on them, or gets caught in a building fire or crash? Are we talking the deaths like victorian dresses? I suppose it will melt onto skin causing the damage to be far, far worse than natural fiber. That said, I think I'm going to rethink my kids wardrobes now. Ill bet far too many are not cotton, wool, etc and probably will melt to their skin in such a situation. 😢
And what happens to all that water that's being used in the processing? This might be a great idea, but it seems like this just turns plastic waste from one thing into another thing and doesn't actually remove anything from the environment.
I wonder if this c ompany makes Anything else and sells them directly to consumers..... people vote with their money, this company would certainly have my vote!!!
@@samrowe2889people pretend there has to be a solution that covers everything which is about as dumb as asking to ban plastic outright. Truth of the matter is that plastic in many situations isn’t necessary at all. Lots of packaging plastic can be substituted with paper or other compostable materials, if not left out completely. It’s for example unnecessary to package most fruit into plastics. You can also just not use single use plastics like coffee lids, single use grocery bags, etc. In other situations you can’t leave plastics behind. Plastic is by far the most reliable way to ensure sterile packaging, making it essential in medical applications. Plastic is also a great engineering material and very cost effective. I don’t see why you shouldn’t use plastics in products that are designed to last for decades or more. Our problem with plastics is not the use. Your problem is the use of a material known for its chemical and physical stability for throw away products. That’s not sustainable and not the best use of limited resources
At least, this is a start to reuse plastic. Dont knock it. We are drowning in plastic, so much of it from places like Amazon and Temu. And dont forget bamboo as a fibre. It's a winner, adaptable for so many uses.
My first job was at a plastics recycling plant almost exactly like this! The building was built to have the melting happen at the top, and as it melted it was pulled down to the string level, then washing level. If you're in America, you may have a dashboard, hubcap, cup, or even a pillow made with the plastics we recycled! The bottle chip was fed into a big long metal tube with a screw inside and heaters on the outside to melt it called an extruder. The screw would force the melted plastic through a dye with hundreds of pin-holes, down to the next level. This level it would be sprayed with water and then sent down to be collected in those big Totes like seen in this video. We would actually feed them into the washer rollers AFTER being collected instead of how they do it first in this video. Trust me this is a really dirty process and usually leaves a bad smell. My heart goes out to these people.
And this is why Recycling is NOT THE ANSWER
We just NEED TO REDUCE OUR GLOBAL CONSUMPTION. Which in the end, we need to reduce our global population.
It's logical way. Not some conspiracy BS
I’ve grown to appreciate cotton clothing more. Too much plastic everywhere.
And all the manual labor that goes with it?
@@jred7not if they use cotton harvesters and machines
And washed TEN TIMES
I can't wear plastic unless it's cold out. They don't breathe like cotton. My wife prefers the look. I prefer comfort
Plastic is organic and natural.
They "buy trash"? I hope they're just referring to paying for transportation of said trash.
No they literally buy plastic trash 😂
@@breh9320I think the OP's point was that companies are charging people to take away their refuse instead of the other way around.
They buy plastic, do you that copper wires are stolen and SOLD as trash right?
@@teobalao8252that’s super different and you know it 😂
If plastics that bad it should probably cost you to acquire it
Cotton is the best fiber. I dislike that mostly all the socks and undershirts are made of some sort of synthetic material. Bring back cotton as the primary textile for clothing
Are you gonna apply for a work in the fields picking all that cotton ?
@@Avation911 no
@@Avation911There are harvester machines. This isn't the 1800s.
Are you gonna let all your drinking water go to growing the plant?
@@SpottedHares Cotton farmers use kirkland signature water to irrigate their fields? You just blew my mind!
Not up with plastic in my clothing. 100% cotton and linens.
This is one of the reasons agriculture became one of the most carbon dioxide generator in our planet.
Pretty sure this is where microplastics come from.
The water gets reused and shouldn't leave the circle. (although I guess we can't know for sure)
I suggest you look at all of the weed eater plastic string. It has been breaking down in yards, roads, golf clubs, creeks, rivers and oceans. Plus a lot of other places.
After that you can take litterbugs into account. The list goes on and on. Our nation creates a lot of plastic debris. We recycle very little plastic. Eventually all plastic and all other refuse has to be recycled. The people on this planet have to develop a new attitude about recycling.
Yes and wearing and washing Polyester cloth everyday made the thread became fragile and it release tiny shred that people unaware. Its true to any form of plastic. The process of decomposite of plastic made the microplastic. Reuse and recycle is BS. Reduce and find another replacement.
Exactly
We need to go back to glass for use on as many products as possible
So, what happens with that super contaminated water!?
@@TelosDextroza this looks like indea go it goes right back to the "river of everything"
@@middleagebrotips3454 😔
They sell it to coca cola of course.
Secret formula!
Have you heard of anything called a water treatment plant
@@middleagebrotips3454haven't you heard about water treatment plant??? You sure not in stone age😳😳😳
Wearing a trashbag dress takes on a new meaning
Ah so that's why my suit says evian on its label
What’s Evian?
@@kelejsaundersA water bottle brand.
Cool. Now how do i avoid the microplastics?
…this is how. The plastic is being recycled instead of going into the ground or ocean and being consumed.
You could live in a juggle where everything is natural
Glass. Stop the cycle of plastic
@@jamesharris5156 Microplastics emerge because of plastic, not because being in the ground or water.
@@alexwasthere1oh boy can't wait to wear glass clothing, I bet it's fluffy and not at all likely to cut me into a thousand pieces.
I’m sure shirts made out plastic bottles breathe real well on a hot summer day.
😅
Yes, on your clothing it's called polyester
Also great way to add micro plastics to your blood system.
@@brianadixon8995that’s not how it works
And remember it's in India, one of the hottest and most humid counties
Downcycling. Eventually
ending up in landfills again.
What do you suggest should be done with existing plastic?
@@tangerinetangerine4400 if you bury it, you're sequestering carbon and keeping it out of the environment.
Yes, especially cloths made of this are very uncomfortable!
Build more landfills.
Recycle the plastic bottles back into plastic bottles
What is the level of flammability on these articles of clothing made from plastic bottles?
you’ll actually probably find cottons and natural fibers more flammable than these
I like that Knot Detector lol
Every time you wash nylon, microplastics get in the water.........
I think they are working on use of certain microbes that can digest plastic.
And polyester
As well as everytime you wash wool or silk. Or everytime the rains or other water flows in the soil wash the countless carcasses of crustaceans full of chitin.
But media stay remarkably silent about all the long lasting microplastics of natural origin.
These are PET plastics. A versatile an very nontoxic plastic, that can be recycled many times.
Nylon and Polyesters are made of Polymide plastics. They're very stable type of plastic, and are not the cause of Micro-plastic in the water (majority are car tires, paint and building materials like fiber-glass.)
Being washed 10 times👀👀👀alarm bells ringing
...why?
Because of a question asked by @JohnMartinez7440 I have the following response and comments and questions, myself:
Probably and possibly because of chemicals that some of them contained, like laundry detergents, cleaners for bathrooms, floors, etc., and so many more products. Oh, and then the chemicals used in the first place to make the plastic products.
Which brings me to My question; Do they use plastic that contains BPA or any other TOXIC chemicals to make the fibers that make our clothing and other textiles?
I’m guessing they probably do. Maybe That’s why they’re washing the plastic so many times before they turn it into fibers for textiles.
It hurts my head just to think about just Why don’t they stop manufacturing all this Toxic stuff and go back to simple glass, cardboard, cotton and other Natural textiles/clothing? Those can be recycled and it is NOT necessary to use Toxic Chemicals!
We wonder why there are so many more cases of diseases now, like Autism, MS, Cancer, etc. than there ever were.
Look at all the Toxins we humans are exposed to every single day.
People made this planet toxic and only people can stop it.
God knows if we can ever clean up what’s been done completely. But, we can stop, as much as possible, adding to it.
@bonnie6231 Respectfully, you sound like a crazy person.
You post sounds like you learned a couple of facts and decided to mash them together to form an incohet conclusion.
@@bonnie6231Save those long winded, shameful, and uneducated rants for church. They are welcome there.
True
Also, Jesus loves you and will fulfill you more than anything, I speak from experience, he wants a meaningful relationship with you, and you will find him if you seek him. Look up the abcs of salvation teenmissions on Google and it should be the first result, click what it says and read and do what it says, It’s not hard (and if it is ask God to help you), I promise you it’s more worth it than you could imagine. I’ll leave you with these verses…
“that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
Romans 10:9-13 KJV
“And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.”
Jeremiah 29:13 KJV
God Bless you and may The Lord Jesus guide you and teach you as you live your life. I pray he does and you let him guide you. Amen.
Then they throw the clothing into landfills
Stay away from flames when wearing the clothes
Thats the case with all polyester clothing.
If you work around any sparks or flame it will be in your employee handbook that you can't wear this crap and gotta wear special clothes...this is usually for outdoor clothes like running shirts
Do you know that polyester, nylon and acrylic which are made into clothing are similar to what we are being shown here.
@@nelsonchinasamy9857 I was going to say the same. It’s amazing how so many people don’t understand all the products that plastic is used in.
@@enginepy I am retired today after spending my whole working life in the Textile industry and my speciality was adding the color to textiles. You can take any synthetic fibre and blend it with a natural fibre and get a better feeling fabric. But you can do it 100 % synthetic as well.
Plastic makes Planet Stinks 😅
??
What?
I love watching this stuff... 😊🫠
Folks listening: this plastic is "recycled" from plastics you have already used ,how many times?
How many times have You use it before You throw it away??🤔
So that's how plumbuses are made
😂
the recycling looks more damaging to the environment, all these chemicals end up where exactly!!
Is the fiber as flammable as plastic?
Could they be harvesting the plastic islands in our oceans?
Would they buy from the recycling center at our local dump? Directly?
Can they be contacted directly?
Organic Cotton , Hemp, best to wear.
Ah yes, fashionable cancer.
Exactly!
🙃
How so?
@@johnmartinez7440
Plastic toxins absorbed systemically. Doesn't allow skin to breathe.
No, plastic isn't good for the clothing, it's not healthy, but there is so many great things that could be made from that plastic like garden furniture and decor, tents...
Ok, this is wonderful social narrative regarding recycling of plastics.
News flash, besides being prohibitively expensive to recycle plastics, worse the majority of pladtic waste can not be recycled more than once, maybe twice. This narrative of plastic recycling is a smoke screen for the world's population to continue to feel "good" about the plastic manufacturing industry.
This is cool, but having learned about the massive amount of surplus clothing the US just kinda ships to Africa, far beyond what anyone needs, it might be a little unnecessary. (The silliness of our fashion industry is kinda unnecessary though too)
It’s a start, plastic definitely needs to go. 👍🏾
I still remember in the 60's at dinner parties how everyone would be talking about this amazing new material called plastic, and how you need to invest in it.
@@TheTechAdminPlastic is the devil. Terrible for the environment 😢
Plastic doesn’t need to go at all. But finding way to reuse it is great.
@@enginepy You're the same guy who thinks Trump doesn't need to go. Of course you think plastic is great.
@@little.bear344 you’re not quite the intellectual you think you are.
This is incredible, but what if we just start using REUSABLE WATER BOTTLES?
You save more money, and it reduces plastic, pollution and benefits the ecosystem a lot more-for those that actually take care of their reusables, etc.
Very interesting! Thanks for sharing!
Truly human ingenuity is amazing
And they say it isn't healthy to drink out of a plastic water bottle (to re-use it), but it's okay and safe to wear them, sleep on them, etc
I bought a blanket made from plastic fibre, when the power failed it kept me warm in a canadian winter
This is great - much better than making plastic clothes from new plastic!
Magic 😮 Can the resultant fabrics be repurposed in a similar way?
“This is how plastic is recycled for reuse”
Cringing just thinking about how much microplastic this process must output. The wastewater, the physical waste, I'm sure all totally full of em
Recycling at its best!
I definitely will check the labels when buying!
Great idea for industrial uses like filter media and base for paved roads!
I'd say that the machines shred the bottles into flakes rather than crush.
I used to work for a company that makes plastic fiber. The process is similar to this. Seeing this video brings back memories.
Every country should be doing the same
How is the water cleaned after all that material is washed 10 times? Not criticizing- I use plastic and am thrilled if it can be remanufactured into something new. Some recycled polyester fabric is beautiful and incredibly soft. I’m starting to see it in more higher end brands. Genuinely curious about the water cleaning.
What other company? I want to see what they make with those fibers.
Business insider is the channel embodiment of the algorithm
How Genius!!!❤❤❤
THANK YOU ❤❤❤❤❤
And then, these fibers get turned into clothes. Then the clothes get worn and washed, releasing microplastics everywhere. How about we just make clothes out of cotton, wool, hemp, bamboo, flax, etc? Recycle these bottles into other plastic products instead.
Hmm. Folks seem up in arms about clothing. Rain gear?👍 Maybe shackels for currupt individuals👍
Lets think this thru. After use 1, how can it be reused,reused, before the elements are no longer a concern to these folks posting. 👍
Another man's trash is another man's treasure ❤
We absolutely must recycle plastics!!
The narrator sounds like the lock picking lawyer
I remember when walmart switched to "vests made from plastic bottles," and all I could picture was rounding up all the perfectly fine old vests and throwing them in a landfill just so that they could look "environmentally friendly"... lol
Clothes made of plastic increase the risk of having pneumonia...
How mutch water is spent in the process and the fuel used to transport everything and power the machines? Is recycling really worth it?
👍 Plastic bottle to clothing. Really very nice and amazing.
They could make rugs curtains anything out of that
I imagine plastic clothing must be very flammable and have toxic smoke.
Game changer!!
Yeah so changing location from the West to the East in cleaning and manufacturing these dirty plastics because what happens to the dirty water after cleaning!
In the West it's cleaned up to a certain level and then dumped out into our waterways and because they were over polluting they moved to the East were they can dump dirty water out without any consequences 😭
Oh yeah but they are doing good, really it's all about the ££££ ask the locals whom have to drink and fish from those waters.
Plastic should be used for forever iteams not disposable one because those clothes are going straight into land field once one get borded with it
Plastic clothing is a nightmare. Do something else with it rather than clothing
I use to make yarn from polypropylene filament. This started as plastic pellets.
What about the colored plastic bottles when you shred them? Do you bleach them in the washing process?
Thank you very much for the video's
Nice plants
Can't wait to see final product on fashion show
Excelente reciclaje
And that washing is how so many microplastics end up in our water.
How does it do in a fire? Supposing someone gets a flame, or an ember on them, or gets caught in a building fire or crash? Are we talking the deaths like victorian dresses? I suppose it will melt onto skin causing the damage to be far, far worse than natural fiber. That said, I think I'm going to rethink my kids wardrobes now. Ill bet far too many are not cotton, wool, etc and probably will melt to their skin in such a situation. 😢
Generating massive amounts of micro plastics. Better to turn it back into FUEL.
What happens to those clothing when they are thrown away!? Exactly!
Would be cool to see a finished product 🤷♂️
Very cool!
My mothers ex boss founded this company after she retired, am very grateful to have such people on n my life
And what happens to all that water that's being used in the processing? This might be a great idea, but it seems like this just turns plastic waste from one thing into another thing and doesn't actually remove anything from the environment.
A person: Dude your outfit is trash!
Another person: yeah you're right.
Sounds like Robert Picardo
I have a few items of clothing made from plastic and it's so comfortable and soft.
Man o’ man, I can’t wait to get my plastic pants. They’re going to be sooooooo soft
I wonder if this c ompany makes Anything else and sells them directly to consumers..... people vote with their money, this company would certainly have my vote!!!
Microplastics enters the chat
Clothes are less used than a plastic carry bag.
What about Water, which they contaminating
You can drink it
Using plastic bags to transport recycled plastic is a joke.
Polyester hurts when it melts to your skin after you get a bit too close to a fire
The bottles are washed 10 times to remove master chief mountain dew
So if we already paid tax on the deposits why aren't shirts free
Thats crazy. We have to pay trash companies to take our trash and then other companies have to pay trash companies for the trash.
Most carpets are made from the same material. Makes me wonder if dangerous.
Sooo how'd it get discovered before using 49 machines to create the final product 🤔
I'm ok with wearing plastic as long as its comfy and stylish lol. But seriously its gotta be soft and stretchy.
Better yet, ban those plastic bottles. I wrote to our senator, Amy klobuchar, took 3 months to respond and said it wasn’t possible!
Instead of just asking them to stop you have to have a solution thats viable and cost effective so what's your solution? Hmm
@@samrowe2889people pretend there has to be a solution that covers everything which is about as dumb as asking to ban plastic outright.
Truth of the matter is that plastic in many situations isn’t necessary at all. Lots of packaging plastic can be substituted with paper or other compostable materials, if not left out completely. It’s for example unnecessary to package most fruit into plastics. You can also just not use single use plastics like coffee lids, single use grocery bags, etc.
In other situations you can’t leave plastics behind. Plastic is by far the most reliable way to ensure sterile packaging, making it essential in medical applications.
Plastic is also a great engineering material and very cost effective. I don’t see why you shouldn’t use plastics in products that are designed to last for decades or more.
Our problem with plastics is not the use. Your problem is the use of a material known for its chemical and physical stability for throw away products. That’s not sustainable and not the best use of limited resources
No plastic at all, period!
Got to repurpose our masses of waste!
Forbidden cotton candy
At least, this is a start to reuse plastic. Dont knock it. We are drowning in plastic, so much of it from places like Amazon and Temu. And dont forget bamboo as a fibre. It's a winner, adaptable for so many uses.