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Just saw a jacket in Chicago made from old fire hose material
Three years ago I was at a market in Chicago. A guy had a stall with gear made from recycled stuff. He showed me a jacket made from old fire hose. The material was thick, almost like canvas but with a weird texture. It was cut into big panels and stitched together with heavy orange thread. Anyone know other weird materials people are using now?
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wendyk561mo ago
That sounds like a gimmick, not real recycling.
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eva_adams681mo ago
Read an article that said a lot of those programs just ship the waste overseas... feels pretty shady.
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grantp281mo ago
Read a report last year that broke it down. A lot of plastic sent for recycling just gets burned or buried in other countries. The whole system is kind of broken if there's no market for the recycled stuff. It ends up being more about making us feel good than actually fixing the problem. Companies know we want to see those little arrows on the package.
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