Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday attended the Budget Session of the Parliament wearing a jacket made of material recycled from plastic bottles. He was seen wearing a light blue “sadri” jacket in the Rajya Sabha. The Prime Minister chose the outfit to promote phasing out of single-use plastic under the ‘Unbottled’ initiative of Indian Oil.
IndianOil has adopted uniforms made from recycled polyester (rPET) and cotton for retail customer attendants and LPG delivery personnel as part of the “Unbottled” initiative. The uniforms were unveiled by the Prime Minister on February 6 at the start of India Energy Week 2023 in Bengaluru.
Washing, drying, and crushing collected PET bottles into small chips are all steps in the process of making fabric from discarded bottles. These chips are then heated and spun through a spinneret to form polyester staple fibre, which is then machine-textured to have a fluffy, woolly texture.
This polyester fibre is then spun to produce yarn which is knitted or woven into polyester fabric.
As a part of its initiative towards a Circular Economy, IndianOil has adopted Uniforms for Retail Customer Attendants and LPG delivery personnel made from recycled polyester (rPET) & cotton. Each set of uniforms of Indian Oil’s Customer attendant shall support the recycling of around 28 used PET bottles, the company said in a statement.
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