Levis Recycled Plastic Jeans

They don t look like they re made from trash and that s the.

Levis recycled plastic jeans.

Launched a new north american denim recycling initiative today in partnership with cotton incorporated s blue jeans go green program. Consumers can bring dry clean denim clothing from any brand in any condition to dedicated bins at levi s stores in the united states and canada. The best jeans for the planet are the ones you don t have to make. We estimate that selling a levi s authorized vintage pair of previously used 501 s uses 98 percent less water than making a new pair and cuts out more than half of the carbon footprint.

I am so pleased that one of my favourite large retail companies jd williams are selling sustainable products such as these. Levi s answer was to create two fashion lines jeans and trucker jackets that incorporate at least 20 post consumer plastic recycled content. Levi s plans to turn about 3 5 million recycled bottles and other plastic waste into soft high quality denim. That equates to about eight 12 20oz bottles.

Levi strauss co. Starting now levi s stores and outlets will have a recycling box where you can drop off any denim from any brand and give your jeans a new life. Wearing jeans made from recycled plastic bottles i will always chose a recycled product even if i have to pay a little more for it. Shop the entire collection today.

Recycled jeans can take on many new functions but your denim will be used specifically as materials for building insulation a portion of which will go towards community oriented projects. Levi s the jeans are also designed to be more easily recycled themselves with trims and tags that would normally be made from other materials now made from cotton that can also be.