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“I used to observe the indiscriminate use of plastic and how it would be thrown into landfills and oceans, contributing to pollution.

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I wanted to find a better way to use discarded plastic and help clean the environment," says Tamil Nadu’s K Sankar, who, along with his son Senthil Sankar manufactures clothing using recycled #PETbottles.

The utilization of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles extends to packaging several things, but these bottles often end up in landfills, where they can take considerable time to break down.

To address this issue and promote the repurposing of discarded bottles, the father-son duo actively encourages the creative bottle-to-garment concept through their sustainable fashion clothing brand, #EcoLine.

“We use around eight PET bottles to make a T-shirt, 20 to make a jacket, and 30 to make a blazer,” Senthil.

Today, the brand collects the bottles through a network of 50,000 ragpickers across Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry, saving 15 lakh such bottles from entering landfills and oceans daily.

"This is a positive social impact; I could not have gotten this satisfaction if I was still working in an MNC. I’m glad I chose to quit the job, just like my father,” he says.