Turning plastic into clothing came from a brother-sister duo at Colgate University. Growing up right by the beach, the brother and sister noticed a waste problem. They realized they wanted to do something about the problem and came up with a solution. The duo pitched an idea to turn plastic bottles into swimwear, earning them $20,000 at a mock Shark Tank. After winning, they raised nearly $25,000 more, and ended up launching the company, Fair Harbor Clothing. The concept is very neat and is quite simple, bottles are broken down into polyfibers which are then spun into yarn and sewn into clothing. The duo started selling by going to over 200 Trunk Shows. Today, the business has grown greatly, Fair Harbor worked with the Brooklyn Fashion and Design Accelerator to create board shorts and woman’s swimsuits using 11 plastic bottles and a little bit of cotton and spandex for shaping. 
The plastic to clothing design is very innovative and is a great idea. I think this idea is a great way to help with global cleanliness and waste reduction, a large problem in the world today. They take and use 11 bottles for clothing and the company is continuing to grow their inventory and options which helps to use even more recycling. I think it would be cool if they took bottles and other plastics straight from the ocean and helped to clean the earth by recycling and actually cleaning the ocean. However, the company is a great idea and is great for the planet and society.
This is a brilliant idea. Much plastic waste is thrown into the ocean and lakes and an idea like this to recycle all of that is pretty cool. Had no clue that you could even make clothing out of plastic bottles! Believe the company is going to become very successful in the future.
This is a very interesting business idea. I am very curious as to how they actually make the swimwear and what it looks like. Their idea is a great example of the adjacent possible in that they took what was around them and put it to use. Additionally, this is similar to the Tires-to-Sandals example that we used in class.
This is really a very good idea; not only does it make sense from a business perspective, it raises awareness towards a very important global issue. By coming up with a new, profitable way to recycle used water bottles, they also serve to show others that what you’re looking for in a business might just be a walk on the beach away.
Plastic waste is a huge problem. Hicks has even gone so far as to get rid of all of its straws. With all this waste its cool to see people re-purposing it in new inventive an useful ways. Its taking a huge problem and turning it into a profitable enterprise.
Reminds me of tires-to-sandles. I have heard of companies breaking down plastic into polyfibers and spinning them into clothes. I have know idea how that is even possible but I will be reading up on the process.