Every shirt is manufactured using a piece of fabric made from the equivalent of approximately 16 plastic bottles. The EcoKit material behaves in the same way as virgin polyester would, which means no difference in performance from standard kits.
These kits are a part of Hope & Glory's commitment to a sustainable future, making football kits using rPET with a lower environmental impact. Both the shirt and shorts are made from rPET fabric, which is made from recycled plastic bottles that have been melted down to produce a fine yarn.
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Plastic bottles are cleaned and then shredded into small flakes, the flakes are melted and formed into pellets. The pellets are melted again and extruded through micro holes to create the yarn. The yarn is then made into the fabric we use to make our EcoKit shirts & shorts.
• rPET is made by a mechanical process, virgin polyester is made by chemical process.
• rPET produces up to 65% less carbon footprint to virgin polyester, and 12% less than cotton.
• rPET requires 90% less water to produce than virgin polyester.
• rPET uses 70% less energy than used to make virgin polyester.
• Virgin polyester is made using crude oil. PET doesn’t, so saving on fossil fuels too.
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