January 24, 2022 Gore Goes Recycled
Gore Fabrics Division announces Global Recycled Standard (GRS) Certification....
December 22, 2021 Tecnica’s Ski Boots Recycling Project
Within sustainability circles in the outdoor community, hardgoods producers have by and large been seen as stragglers. Can a recycling program by ski boot producer Tecnica turn over a new leaf for the sector?...
November 27, 2021 Legacy Chemicals – Can we recycle our toxic textiles?
Just as recycled materials are surging in outdoor apparel, a recent report finds that hazardous “legacy chemicals” risk being carried over from the original textile. Can we realize the reduced impacts of a circular economy without sacrificing our health along...
November 27, 2021 Recycling Ropes, Reducing CO2
Mammut and Protect Our Winters Switzerland are helping to make mountain sports even more sustainable. With the project “Close the Loop” they give climbing ropes a new life....
September 29, 2021 Patagonia Turns 105 Tonnes of Fishing Nets into Textiles
Patagonia's NetPlus collection moves to reduce virgin plastic dependence while cleaning the seas of dangerous plastic waste....
September 20, 2021 A Second Life for a Second Skin
Sympatex is one of the worldwide leading producers of sustainable functional textiles. To reach its next ambitious goal – becoming 100 percent circular by 2030 – the company is pushing for collaboration within the textile industry....
September 20, 2021 Keen Launches Upcycling Certification Program
The first upcycling certification program to reduce industrial waste, the Harvest Certification creates a platform for transparency to make it easier for consumers to both identify and make environmental choices....
August 24, 2021 Committed to Sustainability
Ternua transforms abandoned fishing nets, plastic sea garbage, walnut shells and wool waste from sheep native to the Basque Country into technical and sustainable outdoor clothing. ...
August 4, 2021 Klean Kanteen Sets Sights on Recycled Stainless Steel
The drinkware and food solutions brand Klean Kanteen has announced its plans to make its stainless steel products using third-party certified 90% post-consumer recycled steel starting in 2022....
July 27, 2021 Houdini uses trackable zippers to help close circularity gap
The Swedish brand Houdini Sportswear plans to close the circularity gap using pioneering EON & YKK technology to connect products in a circular apparel system....