Recycling Water Bottles

Here is a great video that demonstrates just how far and creative recycling has come in the past few years. Using recycled materials to produce practical, comfortable and marketable clothing is not easy. But this group has found a way to create stylish t-shirts – made 100% from recycled water bottles.

Using a method called “air dye” – this manufacturing process uses dramatically less water and about 85% less energy to produce than traditional cotton t-shirts.

While empty water bottles are fully recyclable – these too, are becoming a problem in our every burgeoning landfills.

Studies indicate that over 250,000 empty water bottles are dumped in our landfills each and every hour. Some believe that water bottles make up 50% of our total recyclable waste.

Some communities are actually thinking of banning the sale of such items in their jurisdiction.

Today, recycled water bottles are finding there way in to more and more products and we will certainly see other new and creative ways to re-use this recycle friendly material.

Pilot Pen has come up with a great new innovative product called the Pilot B2P which means “Bottle to Pen”. The Pilot B2Pis a retractable gel roller pen that is made from recycled water bottles. The pen is a pleasure to use and it has a quality look and feel about it. The barrel of the pen has blue tint about it that easily reminds others that it was produced from recycled water bottles – making this a great conversation piece.

Look for other new and exciting products made from empty water bottles in the months to come.