This company turns discarded plastic bottles found on beaches into boardshorts, and they’re really comfy

Jay Caboz / Business Insider South Africa

• Clothing brand GiLo is taking discarded plastic bottles found on beaches and turning them into men's boardshorts.
• The South African brand makes each pair of shorts from around 20 plastic bottles.
• The bottles are sourced from India, Pakistan, China, Malaysia, and Thailand — some of the world's largest dumping grounds of discarded plastic waste.
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Cape Town-based clothing brand GiLo Lifestyle is hell-bent on ethical and sustainable fashion.

So much so they are taking discarded plastic bottles found on beaches around the world and turning them into men's shorts. See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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