The recycling of cotton, polyester and nylon allows significant energy savings in the manufacturing process one of the greatest environmental challenges of our time: Around 9.5 million tons of plastic are thrown into the oceans worldwide every year, most of it for single use.

Just like with our organic cotton, we seek full traceability of our recycled polyester, including the origin of the PET bottles. Depending on the style, it takes between 38 to 80 plastic bottles of 550ml to produce our jackets. Mainly sourced from China, these bottles might otherwise go to landfill or end up in our oceans.

Recycled cotton

STEP 1 - Cutting waste from our own production is collected in our partner factories.

STEP 2 - The fabric is finely shredded in a spinning mill then blended with virgin organic cotton.

STEP 3 - The fibers are then spun into new yarn, which is knitted into durable fabric.

STEP 4 - Some of our t-shirts are a 50/50 blend of recycled organic cotton from our own offcuts and undyed organic cotton.

Recycled polyester

 STEP 1 - Once the PET bottles are collected, they are cleaned and cut into small flakes.

STEP 2 - These flakes are then melted into chips and blown into polyester staple fiber.

STEP 3 - The staple fibre is then woven into yarn to create a durable and breathable fabric.

STEP 4 - Some of our jackets are made from 100% recycled polyester made from post-consumer PET waste.

Recycled nylon

For some of our accessories and outerwear products, we use pre-consumer recycled nylon, made from industrial nylon yarn waste. This fabric is known for its durability and strength, while at the same time being extremely lightweight and soft on the skin. We offer nine different products in recycled nylon, all using GRS certified fabrics.