What’s in. What’s up. What we’re into.
Polythene is a ubiquitous plastic, found in everything from plastic bags to food packaging. The new textiles have potential uses in sports wear, and even high-end fashion, according to US researchers. The plastic “cloth” is more environmentally-friendly than natural fibres, and can be recycled, they say.
We talked to the owner of the store asking him how he took this step to open a store with recycled products and he replied: “Since childhood I have always liked to protect the environment and use products for its benefit. For me it is a way of life! “If we all take this step, we are protecting our future, our generation, our children.”
Windproof jackets sewn from pieces of an old hot air balloon, bags made from airplane seat covers and totes fashioned from mail carriers’ retired rain jackets. A London company is turning cast-off textiles into new products, part of a trend called upcycling which, its advocates say, offers big environmental benefits. Unlike traditional recycling, in which […]
