A YEAR OF DENIM

WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH COTTON?

THE FUTURE OF COTTON FARMING IS IN REGENERATIVE FARMING PRACTICES. METHODS LIKE CROP ROTATION, RAINWATER IRRIGATION, AND NO-TILL FARMING ARE ONLY SOME OF THE OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO PRACTICE MORE SUSTAINABLE WAYS OF FARMING COTTON.

CONTRARY TO POPULAR BELIEF, COTTON IS ACTUALLY A DROUGHT-TOLERANT PLANT THAT REQUIRES LITTLE WATER DURING THE GROWING SEASON.

SUSTAINABLE LAUNDRY ALTERNATIVES

METHODS INCLUDE LASER TECHNOLOGY, OZONE TO REPLACE TRADITIONAL BLEACHING, ECOSTONE/NOSTONE ADVANCEMENTS BY INNOVATIVE COMPANIES LIKE TONELLO, AND MORE!

THESE MORE SUSTAINABLE WAYS OF PROCESSING DENIM HELP LOWER THE WASH PROCESSES IMPACT ON THE PLANET AND HELP REDUCE THE POTENTIAL HEALTH HAZARDS CAUSED TO WORKERS USING TOXIC CHEMICALS LIKE PP SPRAY.

THE BUSINESS OF RECYCLING

UNIFI | REPREVE HAS BUILT THEIR BUSINESS AROUND THE RECYCLING OF PLASTIC BOTTLES INTO YARN. THE BIG DEBATE IN THE SUSTAINABILITY WORLD IS WHETHER RECYCLED POLYESTER YARN IS REALLY BETTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.

WHILE RECYCLED YARN KEEPS BOTTLES OUT OF LANDFILLS, IT DOESN’T FIX THE LARGE MICROPLASTICS PROBLEM OR BIODEGRADABILITY ISSUES OUR WORLD FACES TODAY.