October 25, 2011

Ford to Use Plastic Bottles to Make Carpeting

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Ford PET bottles into carpetFord is using 25 20-ounce plastic bottles to make the carpeting in every Ford Escape utility vehicle it builds. The PET bottles are used to make nonwoven carpet material, that Ford says is designed in such a way as to reduce wear. This is the first time Ford has used this type of carpeting in an SUV.