June 26, 2022 Packaging, all this packaging!
In Europe, 178 kg of packaging is used per person annually and rising. The outdoor industry needs to get a grip on its waste issue....
June 15, 2022 High-Intensity, 100% Recycled Collection
Ternua announces its Adrenalite line, which focuses on activities like trail running or light hiking, uses 100% recycled textiles in the garments....
June 8, 2022 Keeping Polyester in the Loop
PET bottles can’t fuel the circular apparel economy alone. Closing the loop means we need to recycle apparel – and lots of it. Demeto might be part of the answer....
June 8, 2022 The Re-Factory
Renewcell bases its solution on the Swedish forest industry and cutting-edge research, and it already has customers lining up for when the company starts producing recycled textiles in a repurposed paper mill this summer....
March 16, 2022 This Hiking Boot Takes a Big Step Towards a Small Footprint
Using a mix of recycled, natural and hazardous chemical-free materials, the new technical hiking boot Terraventure Texapore by Jack Wolfskin is designed to harmonize comfort and quality with sustainability....
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....