As the cold months drive demand for warmer gear, one word on clothing labels deserves a harder look: ‘recycled‘. It sounds virtuous. A puffer jacket made from recycled materials? Surely that’s a win for the planet.
Not quite, according to Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology fashion researchers who’ve pulled apart the marketing spin.
Bottles aren’t clothing, and clothing isn’t bottles
The latest Materials Market Report indicates that aroun…
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