Origins
Polyester is a synthetic fiber derived from petroleum, water, and air. Years later, recycled polyester was invented to reduce global warming by using post-consumer plastic waste as raw material rather than fossil fuel. The plastic is flaked into chips, melted to liquid form, then forced through a spinneret to make the fiber.
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