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- Levi’s is making jeans from recycled carpet and fishing nets Mon, 11 Apr 16, 2:00amYou might soon see these recycled pants in a store near you -- Levi's has teamed up with Aquafil, an Italian company that recycled waste materials into nylon fiber, to craft a new line of jeans from recycled fishing nets...
- Otherworldly Yaroof installation by Aljoud Lootah celebrates Dubai’s fishing heritage Tue, 3 Nov 15, 3:30amFor this year's Dubai Design Week, multidisciplinary designer Aljoud Lootah created an otherwordly installation inspired by the area's finishing heritage...
- Interface recycles fishing nets and reclaimed fibers into cozy, earth-toned carpet tiles Sat, 20 Dec 14, 2:30amInternational carpet designer Interface created Reclaim, a carpet tile line that combines style and socially responsible manufacturing into a 100% recycled product...
- The SafetyNet Could Save 7 Million Pounds of Fish Every Year Tue, 21 Jun 11, 2:46amA new type of net called the SafetyNet could help save millions of fish around the world every year. The innovative new fishing net is designed with reinforced holes that will allow small fish to escape the certain demise...
- Japanese Space Agency to Use Fishing Nets to Scoop Up Space Junk Tue, 8 Feb 11, 5:53amIn a fascinating use of time-tested technology to address uniquely modern problems, Japanese space agency JAXA is teaming up with Japanese fishing net maker Nitto Seimo to haul in some of the 100,000-plus objects of space...