In a time where being eco-friendly is the new cool, the fashion industry is making big waves with recycled plastic bottles ...

The woven plastic fabric is usually said to be permeable enough that water can still reach the roots of the shrubs or flowers you planted in the fabric-covered area, but solid enough to block weed ...

The Tenfold Clothing company makes T-shirts from recycled plastic bottles. The company, which started in Portland, Ore. in 2017, has been moved to the Jamestown area because the owner, Mike Johnson, ...

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 ...

“We have to remember that 62 percent of our clothes are made from plastics,” Royer said during the EarthxOceans conference this month, citing lycra, nylon, polyester as popular plastic fabrics.

After all, washing plastic-based fabrics can result in microplastic shedding, which can be harmful to both human health and the environment — and especially detrimental to ocean habitats.