The tyres that drove you to your final hike will now be maintaining you cosy, heat, and dry, because of Kathmandu’s newest clothes innovation.
The journey megabrand has simply raised the bar for sustainable outside put on, by launching a particular version of its heritage puffer jacket, crafted with cloth derived from recycled plastic waste, together with end-of-life tyres.
The Epiq SE Hooded Down Jacket was developed in partnership with man-made fibre producer, Fulgar, and makes use of Fulgar’s progressive Q-CYCLE expertise, which creates yarn from recycled post-consumer waste.
Not skimping on efficiency or type, the jacket options a smooth, triple-black aesthetic with light-weight and water-repellent cloth. (If the sustainable and ethically made tag wasn’t sufficient!)
Every year, thousands and thousands of end-of-life automotive tyres are illegally dumped, disposed of in landfills or incinerated, releasing vital quantities of poisonous gases into the air. On high of the unfavourable environmental impacts, disposing of automotive tyres additionally represents the lack of a useful round financial system useful resource.
Kathmandu’s Basic Supervisor of Product, Karinda Robinson, stated the launch of the Epiq SE marks one other milestone within the firm’s mission to push the boundaries of product innovation and sustainable practices within the textile trade.
‘As a Certified B Corporation, Kathmandu has a clear vision to reduce its climate impact. Investing in advanced recycling technologies, like this one, is a perfect example of how we are working to increase circularity and reduce the linear take-make-waste approach to business’, she stated.
Every Jacket Comes With a Distinctive Digital ID
What makes this jacket even cooler is the distinctive Digital IDs sewn into every product, which consumers can scan to study concerning the design course of and the supplies used to make their piece.
‘We’re now delivering our greatest Epiq model but, which is extremely thrilling and one thing we’re immensely happy with’, Robinson stated.
At $449 AUD ($479 NZD), it’s barely dearer than the present vary of Epiq jackets, however can you actually put a value on sustainability? (We’ll depart that as much as you).
Pictures because of Kathmandu
