There are three facets to Thread’s operation: 1. Collect and process plastic waste into rPET flake (Recycled by Thread); 2. Sell the flake to businesses to be used in their supply chains (Powered by ...

He soon learned that plastic bottles could be turned into fabric, and he knew he had found an idea to create jobs, help impoverished Haitians, and address the terrible waste problem there.

Timberland has teamed up with Thread, a Pittsburgh, Penn.-based manufacturer of sustainable fabrics, to transform plastic bottles from the streets and canals of Haiti into a dapper collection of ...

How plastic bottles that get turned into textiles are transforming the fashion industry Get a better understanding of how something you toss in the recycling bin turns into something you can wear.