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>> reporter: seven to twelve bottles that would have otherwise ended up in a landfill -- >> exactly. >> reporter: -- or somewhere else. how do you go about collecting all of these bottles? >> well, there are other private companies that already work to recycle them and process them into fibers. we work with them to incorporate the material into our bionic yarn process. >> reporter: the main process takes place in the u.s. and china and bionic yarn works with a number of companies including timb ...

♪ let your body move to the music ♪ ♪ hey, hey, hey how about this one? when plastic water bottles are recycled, you picture them becoming new bottles, you know, tossed into the bin. >> of course. >> but how about bionic yarn? >> that is the idea of using fibers collected from those recycled plastic bottles and then turning them into clothes. abcs tech contributor daniel sieberg, well, he teched it out. >> reporter: who knew that plastic could be fashionable? but thats the goal behind bi...

That was to transform it into a fabric which was high quality. we have recycled to date in the last two years about 1.7 million bottles. >> reporter: 1.7 million bought -- bottles. >> yeah. >> reporter: plastic bottles that youd otherwise discard somewhere in a landfill? >> the same ones you see in the garbage bins on the corner. we have a variety of materials, but our focus right now is basically on a cotton equivalent. >> and youre actually wearing some of that material right now. >> yes, i am...