Recycled plastics and textile waste are almost a match made in heaven and it is today's Cleanstone Sample 007 - Made from 100% recycled polyester and soft plastics.
Globally, only 9% of plastics is recycled while the recycling of textiles sit at 1%. In Aotearoa alone, we send up to 505,000,000kgs of plastics and textile waste to landfill every year. It's time for us to adopt a next generation of building materials and products that can make the most out of these precious resources.
And the story is changing. Companies like UPPAREL, Little Yellow Bird Ltd, UsedFULLY® , Mindful Fashion New Zealand and others are changing not only the way clothing are made, used and recycled.
And the result of making a new material using waste, is pretty stunning in my humble opinion!
Globally, only 9% of plastics is recycled while the recycling of textiles sit at 1%. In Aotearoa alone, we send up to 505,000,000kgs of plastics and textile waste to landfill every year. It's time for us to adopt a next generation of building materials and products that can make the most out of these precious resources.
And the story is changing. Companies like UPPAREL, Little Yellow Bird Ltd, UsedFULLY® , Mindful Fashion New Zealand and others are changing not only the way clothing are made, used and recycled.
And the result of making a new material using waste, is pretty stunning in my humble opinion!