Horseshoes

A 5'x8' rug contains about 460-500 recycled plastic bottles. But how could yarn this soft come from plastic? First, recycled bottles are sorted by color before being washed, crushed, and chopped into flakes. The flakes are melted into small pellets, then re-melted and extruded into fibers that are bonded together in longer strands before finally being spun into yarn.