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Nearly 22 million pounds of plastic end up in the Great Lakes each year. University of Michigan student and West Michigan native Jackson Riegler is stepping up to face that challenge, and he's doing it through fashion.

Riegler is the founder¹ of Oshki, a company that uses plastic waste to create sustainable apparel.

We repurpose plastic waste from the Great Lakes and around the U.S. and make it into recycled polyester, which is then produced into all of our clothing, Riegler explained.

Riegler says that he's always been passionate² about the Great Lakes. He was inspired to start Oshki as a high school junior because he was concerned about threats to water quality in the region, including Asian carp, budget cuts, and of course, plastic waste.

In addition to addressing plastic pollution, Riegler says Oshki seeks to draw attention to the problem of fast fashion. That term refers to the proliferation of inexpensive, low-quality clothing items that are worn a few times and thrown away. Riegler says he wants Oshki to be a part of shifting that mindset.

I really want to really push the boundaries of reusing plastic waste in innovative³ ways that no other apparel company has done, Riegler said. I want to be making shirts that are going to last 20, 30 years, making garments that are going to undeniably last a very long time.

Riegler hopes that Oshki's work can help prompt the fashion industry as a whole to consider the issue of rapid turnover⁴ and cultivate a more sustainable mindset.

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1 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

2 passionate   

adj.热情的，热烈的，激昂的，易动情的，易怒的，性情暴躁的

参考例句：

• He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。
• He is very passionate about the project.他对那个项目非常热心。

3 innovative   

adj.革新的，新颖的，富有革新精神的

参考例句：

• Discover an innovative way of marketing.发现一个创新的营销方式。
• He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人当中最富创造性与革新精神的工程师之一。

4 turnover   

n.人员流动率，人事变动率；营业额，成交量

参考例句：

• The store greatly reduced the prices to make a quick turnover.这家商店实行大减价以迅速周转资金。
• Our turnover actually increased last year.去年我们的营业额竟然增加了。