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Organic T-shirts are the new cool

Ever wondered what happens to the pet bottle after you have sipped through your favourite cola or the water that you have just had and thrown the bottle away in a dustbin? Now imagine the bottle coming back to you in a form that you can actually wear! Alcis Sports, a cutting-edge Indian performance wear brand, has introduced  ‘ Wonder Tee ’ and ‘Wonder Polo’  - T-Shirts which are made from recycled polyester, each using about eight plastic bottles. These T-Shirts are softer and lighter than normal ones and come with the latest innovations that garment manufacturing has to offer. Generally, T-Shirts are made of Polyester - a man-made fibre, production of which involves huge quantities of water, chemicals and use of fossil fuels; moreover, the raw materials and by-products are toxic and it pollutes water and air, causing several health hazards. On the other hand, Wonder Tee and Wonder Polo use R-PET (Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate), which is a strong, durab