Leading Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has come up with an initiative, ‘Unbottled’ under which uniforms will be made, with each uniform supporting the recycling of around 28 used PET bottles. This project is based on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pledge to phase out single-use plastic.
The PM has launched the uniforms at an event in Bengaluru as well as flagged the commercial rollout of the indoor solar cooking system. Regarding the ‘Unbottled’ initiative, he said 10 crore PET bottles will be recycled to help protect the environment.
IOC will supply the uniforms to retail customer attendants and LPG delivery personnel made from recycled polyester (PET) and cotton.
Indian Oil is taking this initiative further through ‘Unbottled’ by creating a brand for sustainable garments, launched for merchandise made from recycled polyester.
Under this brand, IndianOil targets to meet the requirement of uniforms for the customer attendants of other Oil Marketing Companies, non-combat uniforms for the Army, uniforms/ dresses for Institutions and sales to retail customers.
The dress materials for these uniforms have been extracted from recycled polyester derived from the processing of used and discarded PET bottles. This initiative would support recycling of about 405 tonnes of PET bottles, equivalent to offsetting over 20 million bottles yearly.
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