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ECO RECYCLED CUSHION

This eco cushion is made from 100% recycled plastic bottles.

CUSHION COVER

The cushion cover is made from 100% recycled plastic bottle felt. It is stitched together with 100% cotton thread. The designs are needle felted onto the cushion cover so there is no extra glue or cotton used. Made in England.

INNER CUSHION

The filling is made from recycled plastic bottles with an organic cotton (Soil Association approved) outer. Made in England.

LABELS

The outer label is made from 100% recycled felt with the logo burnt in. The interior label is printed on cotton and Oeko-tex approved.

PACKAGING

All the cushions are sent out in recycled biodegradeable mailing bags.

PLASTIC BOTTLE RECYCLING FACTS

4 plastic bottles = 1 cushion cover

6 plastic bottles = Filling for 1 cushion

10 plastic bottles = 1 pound of polyester fiber

1 ton (2000) lbs of plastic bottles recycled saves 3.8 barrels of oil.

1 million plastic bottles recycled saves 250 barrels of oil.

1 million plastic bottles recycled eliminates 180 metric tons of CO2 emissions from being released into the atmosphere.

10% of all US oil consumed (2 million barrels per day) is used to make plastics.

Recycling plastic bottles takes 8 times less energy than to produce an equivalent amount of new ones.

Supplying the plastic bottles that Americans consume each year requires 47 million barrels of oil and releases 1.0 billion pounds of CO2 into the atmosphere.