UKC

With a growing awareness of environmental issues, and the urgent need for greater sustainability, many outdoor brands are increasing their use of recycling. To highlight these efforts, we look at a diverse range of products featuring significant amounts of recycled material. How much further might the industry be able to go in future?

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My other main sport is running and i see On Running have a fully recyclable shoe (which they will recycle into more shoes) but available only on subscription of about  30 euro per month.  Too much for me.

regarding the higher recycled material ratios achieved in the garment materials vs in the haberdashery like zippers, i wonder whether that’s due to the materials being functionally quite specific, and thus likely to be produced either in-house or by a manufacturer specialising in outdoor apparel materials.

zippers, i’d imagine to be bought in from a manufacturer like ykk, who has a much wider scope of sectors to sell into, and consequently may not feel the push for more recycled materials as much as a smaller outdoors-specific manufacturer.