{"id":14877,"date":"2025-08-28T07:00:43","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T07:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ruydelacerda.pt\/how-much-recycled-plastic-is-needed-to-make-a-t-shirt-or-a-chair\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T22:23:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T22:23:07","slug":"how-much-recycled-plastic-is-needed-to-make-a-t-shirt-or-a-chair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ruydelacerda.pt\/en\/how-much-recycled-plastic-is-needed-to-make-a-t-shirt-or-a-chair\/","title":{"rendered":"How much recycled plastic is needed to make a T-shirt or a chair?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14877\" class=\"elementor elementor-14877 elementor-14009\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a875029 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"3a875029\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22ee66ef\" data-id=\"22ee66ef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cba7d75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cba7d75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><main class=\"body-content js-body-content\"><\/main><\/p>\n<section class=\"page-section g\">\n<div class=\"page-section__generator page-section__generator--top g12-xs g11-md g10-lg g8-xl\">\n<div class=\"page-generator__text page-generator__text--top js-generator-text\">\n<div id=\"output\" class=\"page-generator__output js-generator-output\">\n<p>(English Below) \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf9<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div id=\"waldo-sticky-footer-wrapper\">\n<div id=\"waldo-sticky-footer-inner\">\n<p>A economia circular j\u00e1 n\u00e3o \u00e9 uma tend\u00eancia, \u00e9 uma necessidade. Mas sabermos quantas garrafas de pl\u00e1stico s\u00e3o necess\u00e1rias para produzir uma t-shirt ou uma cadeira ajuda-nos a perceber o verdadeiro impacto das nossas escolhas.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udc55<\/strong><strong> Uma t-shirt feita de pl\u00e1stico reciclado? Sim, \u00e9 poss\u00edvel.<\/strong><br \/>Cada vez mais marcas est\u00e3o a adotar fibras produzidas a partir de garrafas PET.<br \/>S\u00e3o necess\u00e1rias, em m\u00e9dia, 5 a 10 garrafas de 500 ml para fabricar uma t-shirt.<br \/>O pl\u00e1stico \u00e9 triturado, lavado, extrudido e transformado em fio t\u00eaxtil.<br \/>Este processo consome menos \u00e1gua e energia do que a produ\u00e7\u00e3o de algod\u00e3o tradicional e reduz drasticamente os res\u00edduos enviados para aterro.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\ud83e\ude91<\/strong><strong> E uma cadeira? Quantas garrafas s\u00e3o precisas?<\/strong><br \/>Uma cadeira simples em pl\u00e1stico reciclado pode exigir entre 1,5 a 3 kg de material, o equivalente a 150 a 300 garrafas.<br \/>Em muitos casos, utiliza-se uma mistura de pl\u00e1sticos p\u00f3s-consumo e industriais, para garantir maior resist\u00eancia, durabilidade e funcionalidade no produto final.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\ud83c\udf0d<\/strong><strong> Porqu\u00ea dar aten\u00e7\u00e3o a estes n\u00fameros?<\/strong><br \/>Porque tornam a sustentabilidade mais real e concreta.<br \/>Cada embalagem reciclada que colocamos no ecoponto tem potencial para se transformar em algo \u00fatil, no que vestimos, no que usamos, no que escolhemos.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Na Ruy de Lacerda, acreditamos no poder da informa\u00e7\u00e3o e na import\u00e2ncia de escolhas conscientes. A inova\u00e7\u00e3o sustent\u00e1vel come\u00e7a no detalhe. 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u267b\ufe0f<\/strong><strong> How much recycled plastic does it take to make a t-shirt or a chair?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The circular economy is no longer a trend, it\u2019s a necessity. But knowing how many plastic bottles are needed to produce a t-shirt or a chair helps us understand the real impact of our choices.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udc55<\/strong><strong> A t-shirt made from recycled plastic? Yes, it\u2019s possible.<\/strong><br \/>More and more brands are adopting fibres made from PET bottles.<br \/>On average, it takes 5 to 10 bottles (500 ml each) to produce one t-shirt.<br \/>The plastic is shredded, washed, extruded, and spun into textile fibre.<br \/>This process uses less water and energy than traditional cotton production and significantly reduces landfill waste.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\ud83e\ude91<\/strong><strong> And a chair? How many bottles does it take?<\/strong><br \/>A simple chair made from recycled plastic may require 1.5 to 3 kg of material, the equivalent of 150 to 300 bottles.<br \/>In many cases, a mix of post-consumer and industrial plastics is used to ensure greater strength, durability, and functionality in the final product.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\ud83c\udf0d<\/strong><strong> Why do these numbers matter?<\/strong><br \/>Because they make sustainability more tangible.<br \/>Every plastic bottle we recycle has the potential to become something useful, in what we wear, in what we use, in what we choose.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At <strong>Ruy de Lacerda<\/strong>, we believe in the power of information and the importance of conscious choices. 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