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On cold winter days many people snuggle up in a fleece blanket, or they wear a fleece sweater. Fleece is a beloved fabric because of its’ silky warm texture. Have you every given thought of how fleece is made? It takes about twentyfive recycled plastic bottles to make one piece of fleece clothing. That’s right. Fleece is made from plastic.

The process consists of dividing the bottles by color, sterilizing them, and then liquefying them. This results in a syrupy substance. Then the liquid is pushed through metal discs containing holes. This is called a spinneret. When the liquid

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