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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...
- California could have saved 35 billion gallons of water by following Levi’s care recommendations for its jeans Sun, 1 Nov 15, 3:27amIt isn't news that California is suffering from a dangerous lack of water, but surprising information was revealed this week that shows that Californians could have saved 35 billion gallons of water with one simple step...
- 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...
- San Francisco’s Fancy New Clothing Donation Bins to Help Divert Waste from Landfills Fri, 7 Feb 14, 6:00amClothing donation bins are nothing new but San Francisco wants to encourage more drop offs to eliminate unneeded waste in its landfills. In a mission to entice more residents to donate clothes the city’s Department of Environment...
- Doug Aitken’s Station to Station is a Dazzling Art Festival Crossing the Country by Train! Thu, 12 Sep 13, 12:30amAitken designed the nomadic, site-specific art project in response to funding cuts faced by cultural programs and the arts across the nation. From September 6 to September 28, 2013, the train will travel coast to coast to...
- 14 Green Holiday Gifts For Him Wed, 28 Nov 12, 3:40amGuys can be notoriously hard to shop for, but fear not – our 2012 Green Holiday Gift Guide is here to take all the guesswork out of giving presents to fathers, brothers, sons, and friends...
- Will.i.am, Coca-Cola’s ‘Ekocycle’ Initiative Welcomes Levi’s and Case-Mate Sun, 28 Oct 12, 3:59amSince Will.i.am and Coca-Cola launched their ‘Ekocycle’ initiative in July to educate the hip, young crowd about the importance of recycling, scores of brands have joined the fun, including Levi’s and Case-Mate....
- H&M, Gap, Levi’s Garment Workers in Cambodia Strike Over Poverty Pay Mon, 28 May 12, 1:47amMore than 5,000 Cambodian garment workers have failed to reach an agreement with their employers after an 11 day strike. They were asking for a $5 pay raise from their base salary of $61 that requires them to work for eight...
- 7 Water-Saving Innovations Used by the Garment Industry Sat, 24 Mar 12, 5:20amIt might not be obvious when you’re shopping for new clothes, but according to World Bank, 17-20 percent of industrial water pollution is caused by the clothing industry...
- Levi’s Launches 2 Million Pairs of Jeans Made With Better Cotton Sat, 5 Nov 11, 5:19amThis week Levi‘s invited Inhabitat to their San Francisco HQ to celebrate their first collection of products made with Better Cotton. The initiative is working with 40,000 farmers to produce cotton using less water...
- Levi’s Unveils the World’s Oldest Pair of Jeans Worth $150,000 Wed, 21 Sep 11, 7:30amIf you’re into the distressed jeans look, then you’ll probably find yourself drooling over these dungarees. Levi’s HQ recently invited us to its new San Francisco shop for a sneak peek at their fall pieces....
- Alice Waters’ Edible Schoolyard Launches Hand-Designed Levi’s Tees Over Lunch Sat, 27 Aug 11, 5:50amImagine a world in which schoolchildren eat organic, locally sourced lunches rich with fruits and vegetables — some of them heirloom varietals, some of them grown on the school grounds...
- Creating that cool blue hue that comes with the typical pair of jeans can be one of the most water intensive processes in textile production, sucking up to 42 liters of water during finishing alone...