Organic Caboose diaper covers are constucted from Malden Mills' Polartec Ecospun fleece made from recycled soda pop bottles. Super soft and highly breathable, perfect any time of year! Great alternative to wool and a superb nighttime cover. Fold-back tabs for ease of washing. Color available: oatmeal.

One of the most impressive features of Eco-fi/EcoSpun is the source of the fiber-recycled plastic (PET) soda pop bottles. The bottles are refined and purified, chopped down and processed into spun fiber strands. These strands are then knitted and woven into fabric.

1.     1. The process begins at your local recycling depot, where the plastic pop bottles are sorted and baled for pickup. The plastic is technically called polyethylene terephthalate (PET)

2.     2. At the processing plant, the caps and labels are removed, and the bottles are then separated by color.

3.     3. After sterilization, the bottles are crushed and then chopped into flake.

4.     4. These tiny pieces of flake are poured into large vats, where they are melted and stirred. This produces a thick liquid that’s extruded through shower-head like devices to create fibrous, polyester strands.

5.    5. The fiber strands are then stretched to produce thinness and strength. The strands are crimped, cut into short pieces and baled for shipping to clothing manufacturers where the thread is knitted and woven into fabric. Fleece is but one of many fabrics that can be produced using this versatile fiber.

FleFleece garments made from Eco-fi are, chemically & functionally, nearly identical to non-recycled fleeces. Eco-fi delivers a soft, luxurious, color-fast product without depleting the Earth’s natural resources, without herbicices or pesticides and without extensive energy use.