It might be strange to wear clothes made out of plastic bottles. But in fact, some clothing companies are already making such clothes.
Fashion（时尚）brand JUMA recently showed its newest collection at a workshop in Shanghai. Eighteen clothing items from the collection, including jumpsuits, shirts and dresses, were made from recycled plastic bottles.
“We realized that billions of water bottles were being thrown into landfills and oceans every year and that these bottles take hundreds of years to decompose （分解）. We thought we should use them to create our clothes and help the environment,” said Alia Juma.
Many other fashion companies are finding similar ways to save our planet these days. The process is rather simple. First, the plastic bottles are washed and cut into small pieces. Then they are melted（融化）and shaped into small balls. The balls are melted again to form thread（线）. People can use the thread to make different kinds of clothes.
According to Juma, it takes 67, 000 bottles to create one ton of thread. This cuts down carbon emission（碳排放）.
“Three bottles can make one glove. Five can make a skirt, ten a dress, and twenty a short coat.”
Some people might have doubts about wearing something made out of plastic bottles. But according to Causeartist, a website that focuses on innovation（创新）, clothes made from plastics could even be better than nylon and polyester（涤纶）. Plastic thread can be made into different textures（质地）, such as cotton, silk, or even wool. It seem that this innovation may lead to a greener future of fashion.
【小题1】The underlined word “landfills” probably mean “________” in Chinese.| A．填埋池 | B．游乐场 | C．栖息地 | D．风景区 |
| A．To compete with other companies. |
| B．To create a new fashion. |
| C．To meet the needs of the design director. |
| D．To help improve the environment and cut down pollution. |
| A．How plastic bottles are collected. |
| B．How plastic bottles are turned into thread. |
| C．How other fashion companies make clothes. |
| D．How other fashion companies melt the bottles. |
| A．Food and Health |
| B．Sports and Fashion |
| C．Environment and Technology |
| D．History and Culture |
