The CUPRA Born’s bucket seats will use upcycled materials removed from the Mediterranean Sea

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CUPRA has worked with SEAQUAL INITIATIVE to manufacture the bucket seats for the CUPRA Born from upcycled materials found in the Mediterranean Sea.



The CUPRA Born’s new bucket seats will be created from a recycled polymer fibre fabric, called SEAQUAL® YARN. Marine litter from beaches, the ocean floor and surface, or entering oceans from rivers and estuaries, is collected by a clean-up programme and sorted into different material types. The plastic is cleaned, treated and recycled into yarn that has almost identical in physical properties to virgin polyester.



Volunteers collecting materials from the beach...

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There's a typo in the title of this mate

 

[Syphon]

There's a typo in the title of this mate

Ta! fixed

 

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[Nam-uk]

just hope they don't smell fishy