Plastic wrap

TELL someone they’ll be sleeping in a blanket made of plastic and they are likely to picture themselves draped in a large blue tarpaulin facing a harrowing night seriously devoid of enjoyable sleep.

But that’s not the case for Taiwanese carrier EVA Air’s new EcoThread economy class blankets, which are made entirely of recycled plastic bottles. Each blanket comprises the equivalent of up to 26 reused bottles and, according to the airline, the manufacturing process reduces emissions by more than 70 per cent when compared to traditional methods. evaair.com