Engineering Student Turns Red Solo Cups into Stylish Sweaters That Don’t Shed Microplastics

A college engineering student is making headlines for her clothing line that spins red solo cups thrown away after fraternity parties into soft sweaters and beanie caps.

The process addresses every concern or question one might have, and is finding a second life for these hard-to-recycle cups.

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Made by companies like Solo and Hefty, solo cups are a staple at American parties across the nation. God only knows how many are used and tossed every year, but many recycling facilities won’t have the equipment needed to process their plastic blend.

Enter Lauren Choi, an engineering student formerly at Johns Hopkins University, who founded the New Normal Collective after discovering a way that these cups could be