Our materials
Our Materials
Giving Waste a New Life
- Plastic
- Cotton
- Coir
- Jute
From Plastic to Rug
Since we started Fab Habitat, we’ve recycled millions of bottles and plastic containers, turning them from trash to rug.
Polypropylene
Polypropylene rugs are made from premium food grade plastics. These rugs are portable, light and feel smooth while being truly hard-wearing , washable and weather resistant.
Step 1
Recycled food and medicine grade containers are shredded into pieces
Step 2
Pieces mixed with coloring are melted into granules
Step 3
Colored granules are made into tubes
Step 4
Tubes are weaved into a rug
PET
Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) is a plastic more commonly found in water bottles. You might be thinking that our PET plastic rugs and accessories can’t possibly be plush like other rugs but they feel just as soft as cotton rugs. These stain resistant hand-woven rugs have a softer wool-like feel than Polypropelene, which makes them perfect for outdoors and any high traffic indoor setting.
Step 1
Recycled soda bottles are shredded into pieces
Step 2
Pieces are melted into pellets
Step 3
Pellets are made into yarn
Step 4
Yarn is spun, cut and sewn into rugs
Recycled Cotton
Since we started Fab Habitat, we’ve recycled thousands of pounds of used cotton, giving fast fashion a second life.
How It Works
Step 1
We source unwanted fabric scraps from the clothing industry
Step 2
We shred the fabrics down to fibers and dye them with sustainable dyes.
Step 3
Fibers are re-spun into yarn
Step 4
Yarn is spun, cut and sewn into a soft, durable and stain resistant rug
All-Natural Coir
About 50 billion coconuts fall from trees annually. The husks and shells are typically discarded. We take these discarded husks and turn them into coir - a strong, yet biodegradable fiber.
How It Works
Step 1
Coconut husk is extracted from dried outer layer of coconut
Step 2
Fibers are loosely twisted into a thick yarn
Step 3
Yarn is hardwoven with raw coir to create bio-degradable hard wearing doormats
Natural Fiber Jute
Jute is a fiber derived primarily from fast growing plants mainly cultivated in eastern parts of India, Bangladesh and Nepal.
Why Jute?
Jute requires less fertilizer, herbicide and pesticides and land to grow than cotton, making it a more eco-friendly material than cotton.
How It Works
Step 1
Jute stems are bundled together
Step 2
They’re immersed in slow running water
Step 3
The resulting fiber is then twisted to make rope and dyed
Step 4
The rope is then woven to created eco-friendly rugs