eli5: how can a plastic bottle be turned into a t-shirt ?

Question

how does recycling work when it comes to polyester ?

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Answer 1

All plastic items, bottles or t-shirts, recycled or not, are made from plastic pellets that are melted and pushed through little holes. The bottles are shredded back into pellets, melted and pushed through little holes the size of strings. The little strings are made into threads, and then t shirts.