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Target to host debut Denim Take Back Event

Target Corporation has announced plans for its first-ever chain-wide denim recycling event. Known as the Target Denim Take Back Event, shoppers are invited to bring their used, worn, and unwanted denim garments from any brand to one of its stores between August 4 and 10, repurposing and recycling. In return, shoppers will receive 20 percent of a...

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Alliance for Responsible Denim calls on the industry to use more recycled Denim

Amsterdam - The denim market remains one of the ‘dirtiest’ areas within the fashion industry, as it takes more than 7,000 litres of water to create a single pair of jeans as well as numerous dyes and potentially harmful chemicals. With over 2 billion pairs of jeans being made a year and the limitation on the available resources vastly...

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G-Star Raw x Plastic Soup Foundation: 'Stop the microfiber!'

London - The fashion industry remains one of the most polluting industries on earth. However most of the damage done to the environment is linked to the manufacturing and shipping of clothing, rather than what we consumers own. But what many consumers are not aware of is the continual damage the machine washing of synthetic clothing has on our...

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Kingpins: "Time to rethink what we can do with denim"

"Some denim brands do think of sustainability, but most just go for what looks good," said Kris Dumon, branding and futuristic consultant, and co-founderof Why by Kingpins Show, to FashionUnited on sustainability in the denim industry. "Or they do certain collections that are sustainable, but not the entire range." Part of the reason attributed...

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H&M closes loop with first recycled denim collection

Fast fashion giant H&M is going full circle: In a move to reduce textile waste, the Swedish clothing retailer is launching a new denim range made from recycled and organic cotton. Each item has been made using cotton recycled from clothes collected through H&M’s ‘Garment Collecting’ initiative through which shoppers can donate unwanted clothes...