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Italian Company Aquafil Is Making Swimsuits from Garbage

As volumes of plastic-based waste reach a tipping point in oceans and trash heaps around the world Aquafil recycles the material and turning it into nylon used to make upscale apparel and accessories.
Regenerated nylon is used in Econyl fibres | Source: Econyl via Facebook
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