How Kathmandu turns bottles into bags

Kathmandu marketing shot
Kathmandu is serious about the outdoors.
Outdoor clothing and equipment retailer Kathmandu has released a new range of backpacks just in time for back to school. But these bags are cleverer than they look. They are made out of Repreve, a polyester created from recycled plastic bottles instead of fossil fuels. Kathmandu has been working with Unifi, the company that makes Repreve, since 1994. Besides backpacks, the retailer also uses Repreve fibre in its fleece jackets and t-shirts. With around 17 plastic bottles going into each backpack

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