Culture & Design
This Italian Company Wants Your Swimsuit to Be Made From Garbage
- Aquafil looks to transform plastic waste into designer duds
- New EU law could bolster recycling of abandoned fishing nets
To you, it’s a garbage dump. To Italian entrepreneur Giulio Bonazzi, it’s the launchpad for a Stella McCartney handbag or a pair of Levi’s jeans.
“When I look at a landfill, I see a goldmine,” Bonazzi, the founder and chief executive officer of nylon manufacturer Aquafil, said in an interview.