The paisa brand that makes uniforms from recycled bottles

But her, like so many, someday the Covid-19 pandemic.Melissa remained unemployed.The pandemic had disrupted his desires.And he wanted to change matters of his life.He imagined, then, create a clothing brand. Y en esas horas tan vivas o tan muertas que dejó la pandemia, un documental de televisión la alertó sobre el plástico y su impacto en la vida de los océanos."When I begin to materialize my dream that the textile industry is very polluting," he says.And then he thought about using materials that at the same time helped the planet.He tried materials and, paradoxically, in those ran into plastic.By June 2020 the project was already marching.Las botellas de PET se esterilizan, se secan y clasifican de acuerdo al color del plástico para luego ser trituradas en pequeñas astillas -explica como si fuera ya una curtida ingeniera-.The splinters are heated and passed through a row to form thread ropes;Then these are carried through an engaged machine that creates a spongy texture.This thread is packed and stained and weaved in polyester ".(We recommend reading: Medellín: These are the works that will be delivered in 2022) The process ends when, with more advanced techniques, the polyester is mixed with other fibers such as lycra or cotton to provide the best characteristics to garments and the process beginsto assemble the garments.

Pandemia, among many other things, made it clear that for the planet we have been a burden

“Pandemia, among many other things, made it clear that for the planet we have been a burden, y que cada día que no ocupamos las calles, la naturaleza recuperó un poco lo que le hemos quitado.That is why I decided that, in addition to undertaking, I had to do it sustainably, ”he says.This is how this entrepreneur is expressed.With the security they give so many years tours, because at 17 he was already working, after his parents - for being a minor - signed a permit to do it in a computer premises, where he sold and administered.After this, I distributed flyers and sold Shots.Then, she was a seller of a clothing brand for girls, which helped her college expenses. Al graduarse de odontóloga, empezó a ejercer y tuvo un jefe muy jefe y poco líder, y decidió entonces que no quería trabajar para nadie, renunció y abrió su consultorio; vino su especialización y al cabo terminó como ortodoncista de nueve consultorios más.“Melissa is a 30 -year -old woman," she defines himself, "who was born in a traditional and loving family where the role of women has been fundamental.My mom is a very imposing woman.My house is matriarchy.Of course I have also been Dad's spoiled.I am a woman too sensitive to better and worse ".(Also read: Daniel Quintero: 'If revocation is approved, even without threshold, I retire') That sensitivity surely woke up in pandemic.“All my life I have been in contact with cows, chickens, dogs, cats, and others.I have always connected with the landscapes and from very small my parents taught me to recycle, separate the waste and love our planet, sounds cliché, but we are one of those who love going to the sea, planting trees and admiring sunsets, ”he says.La pregunta entonces por La chica plástica, de Blades, tampoco la incomoda: “¿Por qué no? Amo poder cambiar la connotación de una mujer plástica, por una mujer real, que quiere hacer del plástico su aliado, demostrando que como ha sido el problema durante los últimos 50 años, también puede ser solución.Melissa is today in charge of Oceanic, company and brand that has grown "inclusive, overcoming my expectations". Genera 21 empleos directos e indirectos, desde diseñadores y confeccionistas; un equipo en su mayoría conformado por mujeres, madres cabeza de familia.And they already plan for this 2022, have garments in the Panama market."The most satisfactory is the reception that the brand has had and its contribution to the planet," says this young entrepreneur.Guillermo Zuluagapara time

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