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- Shop these versatile work-to-play clothes at Tove Wear Sat, 4 Mar 23, 6:30amSustainable fashion is a bit of a misnomer, considering the detrimental environmental impacts most textile makers contribute. In fact, the fashion industry is one of the highest polluters on the planet. Between the resources...
- Study shows denim microfibers are polluting our waters Thu, 10 Sep 20, 2:30amA new study shows that jeans are releasing up to 56,000 denim microfibers per wash into lakes and oceans. The study, which was published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology Letters found that denim microfibers...
- Designer Sophie Rowley creates marbled furniture from denim scraps Wed, 24 Apr 19, 3:30amThe clothing industry sucks up copious quantities of water and leaves behind environmental waste, like chemicals and dyes, in the process. So it’s not surprising that product designers continue to seek out useful and creative...
- Levi’s Stadium Field of Jeans project saves 12 tons of denim from landfill Mon, 8 Dec 14, 5:00amBack in November, Levi Strauss teamed up with the San Francisco 49ers to collect unwanted used jeans to donate to Goodwill. Before the jeans were donated, however, the partnership called in Bay Area artist Hannah Stizer...
- How Figure-Hugging Jeans Nearly Created a Crisis With US Currency Mon, 3 Feb 14, 2:45amImage via Shutterstock If you own a pair of jeans that fit so snugly that they can be confused for colored cling-wrap, chances are they contain a hefty amount of spandex...
- Chinese Denim Factories Continue to Sandblast Jeans, Despite Deadly Consequences Mon, 22 Jul 13, 4:35amIt has long been known that sandblasting jeans is a dangerous practice that exposes workers to unnecessary health risks, but despite public outcry, many Chinese factories continue to use the technique...
- Incredible Scenes and Landscapes Made Entirely from Recycled Blue Jeans Tue, 15 Jan 13, 5:30amRead the rest of Incredible Scenes and Landscapes Made Entirely from Recycled Blue Jeans Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: blue, blue jeans, denim, denimu, England, fairmount, green interiors, Guinness,...