Levis Recycled Plastic Jeans

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Levis recycled plastic jeans.

Shop the entire collection today. Levi s answer was to create two fashion lines jeans and trucker jackets that incorporate at least 20 post consumer plastic recycled content. The company says at least 20 percent of the material that goes into making this denim comes from recycled plastic bottles and food trays. Head to your local levi s store or outlet to save 20 off a single item when you bring denim in for recycling.

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 such as libraries hospitals and schools. When using this material in the jeans levi s has guaranteed that all parts of the jeans including trims and threads meet the brand s recycling specifications meaning that the sustainable. Your new levi s will now be part old recycled levi s the products use a new material called circulose that s made from reconstituted cotton from old jeans combined with wood pulp. Simply box up your old denim make certain it s 90 cotton or greater and doesn t have any hangers tags stickers or plastic attached create or log in to your zappos or amazon account print a shipping label and send it our way by dropping it at a local ups store continental u s.

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. That means about eight 12 to 20 ounce bottles are reborn. The clothing and shoe recycling program is part of levi s larger sustainability initiative which is aiming for a circular economy by 2020 a scenario in which jeans and other apparel are.