When using this material in the jeans levi s has guaranteed that all parts of the jeans including trims and threads meet the brand s recycling specifications meaning that the sustainable.
Levis recycled plastic jeans.
We estimate that selling a levi s authorized vintage pair of previously used 501 s uses 98 percent less water than making a new pair and cuts out more than half of the carbon footprint.
That equates to about eight 12 20oz bottles per.
The official levi s us website has the best selection of levi s jeans jackets and clothing for men women and kids.
Head to your local levi s store or outlet to save 20 off a single item when you bring denim in for recycling.
Shop the entire collection today.
The best jeans for the planet are the ones you don t have to make.
The company says at least 20 percent of the material that goes into making this denim comes from recycled plastic bottles and food trays.
That means about eight 12 to 20 ounce bottles are reborn.
Simply box up your old denim make certain it s 90 cotton or greater and doesn t have any hangers tags stickers or plastic attached create or log in to your zappos or amazon account print a shipping label and send it our way by dropping it at a local ups store continental u s.
With more worn levi s 501 jeans from the 50s to the 90s discarded every year there s an almost inexhaustible supply of not so raw material for l a based women s brand re dun.
The clothing and shoe recycling program is part of levi s larger sustainability initiative which is aiming for a circular economy by 2020 a scenario in which jeans and other apparel are.