{"id":146,"date":"2012-05-04T20:14:53","date_gmt":"2012-05-05T00:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bulletinbag.mivamerchant.net\/blog\/?p=146"},"modified":"2025-05-29T12:59:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T16:59:47","slug":"recycled-plastic-bottle-graduation-gowns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bulletinbag.com\/blog\/recycled-plastic-bottle-graduation-gowns\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduating in a Recycled Plastic Bottle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This year\u2019s Rhode Island College graduates will receive their diplomas in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bulletinbottle.com\/bpa-free-plastic-bottles\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">recycled plastic bottles<\/a>! Not literally, of course, but their traditional black caps and gowns are made from an eco-friendly material called GreenWeaver. The fabric is spun from molten plastic pellets, which are produced completely from recycled plastic bottles (about 23 per gown).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/greenweaver.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-147\" alt=\"greenweaver\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/greenweaver.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bulletinbag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/greenweaver.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.bulletinbag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/greenweaver-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bulletinbag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/greenweaver-624x403.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After the ceremony, the gowns will be recycled (again!) into carpet. We think this is an amazing way to keep reusing materials, and yet another reason why recycling is so important. Swapping your disposable bottles for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bulletinbottle.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">reusable water bottles<\/a> is best, but if you can\u2019t bear to do that, at least make sure they\u2019re properly recycled!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year\u2019s Rhode Island College graduates will receive their diplomas in recycled plastic bottles! Not literally, of course, but their traditional black caps and gowns are made from an eco-friendly material called GreenWeaver. The fabric is spun from molten plastic pellets, which are produced completely from recycled plastic bottles (about 23 per gown). 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