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The world's first underwear made from discarded wholesale halloween costumes fishnets and ocean junk could help save sea turtles and whales from the brink of extinction.

According to WWF, more than six swimwear manufacturer China million tonnes of plastic is dumped in the sea every year, posing a serious threat to critically-endangered marine life.

In addition, World Animal Protection says entanglement wholesale swimwear in ghost  fishing gear kills at least 136,000 seals, sea lions and large whales every year.

An  inestimable number of birds, turtles, fish and other species are also injured and killed.

But since 2007, a small portion of this deadly plastic has been collected by the charity Aquafil, which is part of Healthy Seas, an international network to recover abandoned fishing nets.

This waste plastic is then transformed into Econyl, a sustainable regenerated yarn that took Aquafil four years to develop, at a cost of 25m (22.26m).

It is now used in Finnish firm, The Other Danish Guy's Ocean Discovery Collection.

After spending two years developing, the company is now using boxers to change the planet.

The firm was founded by three Finns 'C Tommi L?hde, Harri Nikkanen and Kimmo Korhonen 'C and its first goal was to create the world's most comfortable underwear.

But the latest range stemmed from a desire to change the world.

L?hde explained: I personally have very strong connection to the sea. I was basically born there, as my father is a sea captain.

I still can remember time when the water in Baltic Sea was so clear you could see a coin in 15 meters deep. Nowadays I can't see my arm/s length.

Even if the problem in the Baltic Sea is different than in oceans, there are problems because of people's negligence.

As I began this underwear brand and found out the best and most comfortable material is nylon, I started immediately the search for recycled nylon yarn, specially made from ocean garbage.

We aren't just about making the world's most comfortable boxers and trunks 'C although we do that well.

We want to change the world for the better 'C and basically every good thing in life starts with decent underwear.

That is why we wear our nicest underwear in the most important occasions like weddings, job interviews, parties and graduation. No matter how loud the world rumbles, nothing can undermine an individual who's wearing a piece of decent underwear.

Many people have doubts whether a tiny brand like us can really make a difference. But I feel confident that we can start this movement and make it huge.

After launching on Indiegogo we were 100 per cent funded within less than 48 hours, which shows there are people who care.