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A SECOND LIFE GAMECHANGER:

FOR PLASTIC BOTTLES RECYCLED COTTON

PET PLASTIC BOTTLES
The first step is to collect
and wash the PET bottles

BOTTLE SCRAPS
Stripped of their
labels and caps, they
are crushed to pieces

FROM PET
TO FABRIC
By making products with recycled cotton, we use fewer
The collection of environmental resources than those needed to grow cotton.
tomorrow.
Our recycled cotton is embedded with AWARE™ tracer
It takes about particles to ensure it is recycled cotton fibre.
33 PET bottles
to make a
backpack

FREE-LABOUR 20.000

COTTON LITER

Switch to Slave Free Cotton. Pick brands According to WWF, it takes more than
that don’t use slave-picked cotton. 20.000 liters (5,283 gallons) of water to
produce just one kilogram (2.2 pounds) of
cotton, which roughly equals one T-shirt
PRODUCTION and a pair of jeans.
Final product is made
and a second
AWARE™ scan and
verification is made

FABRIC AWARE™ tracer
Fabric is made from YARNS particles are added
the yarn with tracer Spin yarn from the to the recycled fibre
genuine recycled (unique fingerprint)
feedstock embedded
with AWARE™ tracer
and verified with
certification