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What we can do to reduce ocean plastic pollution

A recycled polyester material that helps reduce ocean plastic pollution.
It is sourced from PET bottles recovered by businesses certified by OceanCycle.

Serious ocean plastic pollution

More than 80% of marine plastic waste is washouts from land.
In fact, more than 11 million tons of plastic gets washed out into oceans every year and it is predicted that the amount of washouts will just about triple by 2040.

OCEANCYCLE　Serious marine plastic pollution

OCEANCYCLE-certified recycled material

OCEAN CYCLE is an enterprise that certifies businesses engaged in recovering ocean-bound plastic* and traces each phase of the operations making up the value chain, from recovery to production.
It checks whether the recovery activities are performed by their partnering businesses in appropriate working conditions, with attention paid from ethical and moral perspectives.
* Plastic thrown out inland within 50 km from the coast

Lineup of source yarns

DTY50d/72f SD DTY75d/72f SD DTY75d/36f SD DTY100d/144f SD DTY150d/144f SD

DTY150d/48f SD DTY300d/96f SD

Production process diagram

Recycled polyester sourced from ocean-bound plastic

A recycled polyester material made from ocean-bound plastic*, a cause of marine plastic pollution. Ocean-bound plastic is recovered by businesses certified by OceanCycle.