It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

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Going Circular / Polybags

13 December 2022

3 minutes

An estimated 180 billion polybags are produced every year to store, transport and protect apparel and footwear. Their production, use and end-of-use have a significant impact: conventional virgin polybags have a high carbon footprint and low recycling rates across the globe.

Fashion for Good Launches Project to Test Alternatives to Single-Use Polybags with C&A and Levi Strauss

Fashion for Good innovators TIPA Corp and Greenhope are pilot testing their bio-based innovative bags for key performance and quality properties such as transparency, durability and longevity, as alternatives to conventional single-use polybags.

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