Did you know that the average American throws away approximately 70 pounds of clothing and other textiles each year? Textile waste including denim, which is made from biodegradable cotton, takes up ...

We like where the recycling trend is going. First plastic bottles were turned into fleece jackets, next came bikinis (restoring our commitment to filling our blue bin). And just when we thought it ...

Muji is taking a step forward to help close the loop. The Japanese retailer is partnering with Cotton Incorporated’s Blue Jeans Go Green program to collect and recycle denim. Consumers can bring ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today Intermix announced the launch of their Intermix for Good Tour, a nationwide sustainability effort that combines reducing waste through denim recycling and bringing ...

Reuse Jeans, an eco-friendly denim company with its flagship shop in Laguna Beach, started when owner George Powell’s son, Luke, asked him a good question. “We were taking bottles and cans to the ...

In an effort to bring awareness to textile waste, the Minnesota Student Association is calling on the University of Minnesota community to donate its denim. The initiative, “Blue Jeans Go Green,” is ...

The Jimtex Yarns division of Charlotte, North Carolina-based Martex Fiber Southern Corp. says it has developed a line of what it calls a sustainable denim known as R3 Denim. The product line was ...

Levi’s new jeans—a winner of ‘Fast Company’s’ 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards—are made with Circulose, a new material made from recycled denim. Growing the cotton for a typical pair of jeans uses ...

Reduce, reuse, recycle and now, wear thanks to Nudie Jeans and their new Post Recycle Dry denim. Working with denim manufacturer ISKO, the two have devised a way to take old denim bits, mill them down ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Buyers of the 2012 Ford Focus will receive two pairs of blue jeans in ...

Working with recycled materials allows you to create useful and beautiful new things for a low price. “Reinvention: Sewing with Rescued Materials” by Maya Donenfeld gives directions for 28 easy sewing ...