RECYCLED NYLON
A lot of our down jackets are made with recycled nylon. Thanks to the most advanced technology, we are able to produce ultra-light and soft fabrics that make our garments recognisable. Recycled nylon drastically reduces the number of steps in the production process, when compared to the conventional processes used for nylon. This reduction of processes leads to a reduction in CO2 emissions and water consumption. Recycled nylon can be recycled again when the garments have reached the end of their active lives.Even though our favorite quality of recycled nylon is the one stemming from fishing nets that were abandoned in the Oceans, this material remains scarce. This is why, in addition to nylon from fishing nets, we also use nylon made with the leftovers from production processes.For those garments made from fishing nets we have a collaboration with ECONYL®.
This regenerated nylon yarn is made from discarded fishing nets (25%), scrapped carpeting (25%) and pre-consumer nylon waste (50%). All this trash is recovered and transformed into a new yarn that has the same characteristics as nylon made from virgin raw materials yet keeps new waste from entering the environment.
FACTS
By using this yarn we are fighting against the ghost fishing nets issue that represents 10% of marine litter. Many marine species including turtles, sharks, whales, dolphins, and dugongs become entangled in ghost nets. From 2000 to 2012, the National Marine Fisheries Services reported an average of 11 large whales entangled in ghost nets every year along the United States´ west coast.
Estimates say it takes more than 600 years for ghost fishing nets to decompose in the ocean, and during those 600 years, it is a threat to marine life. By design, they restrict movement, so they will lacerate, infect, suffocate, and cause the animal to slowly starve to death.
"APPROX. 640.000 TONNES OF GHOST FISHING NETS END UP IN THE OCEAN EVERY YEAR".