Posted September 21, 2017

 

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The process of creating REPREVE, a leading recycled fiber made from plastic bottles by textile manufacturer Unifi, Inc., will be featured on national TV show Xploration Earth 2050.

 

The show will air Saturday, Sept. 23 at 8 a.m. ET.

 

Xploration Earth 2050, which airs weekly on the FOX channel, looks at advancements in science, technology, engineering and math to see where that might lead us and what the world might look like in the year 2050.

 

REPREVE® is Unifi, Inc.’s flagship brand of high-quality textile fibers, polyester chip and plastic bottle flake, all made from recycled materials. To date, Unifi has transformed more than 5 billion plastic bottles into REPREVE fibers, which can be found in products among the apparel, home furnishings and automotive markets.

 

REPREVE fibers offer customers an earth-friendly solution for synthetic applications and can be combined with Unifi’s technologies for enhanced performance, comfort and aesthetic characteristics. REPREVE chip and REPREVE flake have many end uses, including food-grade packaging, injection molding and plastic sheeting.

 

Source: Unifi, Inc.