{"id":21015,"date":"2016-05-31T01:45:08","date_gmt":"2016-05-31T08:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.denimsandjeans.com\/?p=21015"},"modified":"2016-08-08T00:51:50","modified_gmt":"2016-08-08T07:51:50","slug":"levis-makes-jeans-from-old-fishing-nets-with-aquafill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.denimsandjeans.com\/recovery\/news\/levis-makes-jeans-from-old-fishing-nets-with-aquafill\/21015","title":{"rendered":"Levis Makes Jeans From Old Fishing Nets With Aquafill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><font size=\"4\">       <br \/><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.denimsandjeans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/5-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"Levi\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s is Making Jeans From Old Fishing Nets\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Levi\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s is Making Jeans From Old Fishing Nets\" src=\"http:\/\/www.denimsandjeans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/5_thumb-3.jpg\" width=\"820\" height=\"486\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">ECONYL\u00c2\u00ae brand and Levi Strauss &amp; Co. have come together to create a new men\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s collection made from regenerated nylon from waste materials such as fishing nets and spent carpets.Levi Strauss &amp; Co. has a long history of working on environmental protection through advanced technologies . The collection, the Levi\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s brand\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s first made with ECONYL\u00c2\u00ae, provides further proof of Levi\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s commitment to a sustainable supply chain.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">This development&#160; involves a partnership with Italian nylon manufacturer Aquafil. One of the products that Aquafil makes is a synthetic material called Econyl, which is made from 100 percent regenerated nylon waste materials. The collaboration goes in line with Levi\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s longstanding interest in promoting eco sustainability on our resource-strapped planet. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We envision a world where everyday items don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have to come at the expense of the environment,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Giulio Bonazzi, chairman and CEO of Aquafil, said in a statement. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153This new partnership is further proof that sustainable materials can be used to reinvigorate products that have been traditionally made. Levi\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s is redefining the denim industry.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.denimsandjeans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/3-11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"Levi\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s is Making Jeans From Old Fishing Nets\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Levi\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s is Making Jeans From Old Fishing Nets\" src=\"http:\/\/www.denimsandjeans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/3_thumb-4.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"1060\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>About Aquafil :<\/h2>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.denimsandjeans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/66.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: 200px !important; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: left; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"Aquafil \" border=\"0\" alt=\"Aquafil \" align=\"left\" src=\"http:\/\/www.denimsandjeans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/66_thumb.png\" width=\"200\" height=\"57\" \/><\/a>Since 50 years, Aquafil has been one of the leading players, both in Italy and globally, in the production of Polyamide 6: a landmark in terms of quality and product innovation. Additionally, the Group is a leader in the research of new production models for sustainable development.Aquafil Group has a presence in eight countries on three continents, employing more than 2700 staff at 15 plants located in Italy, Germany, Scotland, Slovenia, Croatia, the USA, Thailand and China.<\/p>\n<h2>About ECONYL\u00c2\u00ae :<\/h2>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.denimsandjeans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/7.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: 200px !important; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: left; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"ECONYL\" border=\"0\" alt=\"ECONYL\" align=\"left\" src=\"http:\/\/www.denimsandjeans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/7_thumb.png\" height=\"53\" \/><\/a>The ECONYL\u00c2\u00ae brand was inspired by Giulio Bonazzi, President and CEO of the Aquafil Group. He firmly believes in maximizing sustainability through closed-loop manufacturing systems. Aquafil\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s ECONYL\u00c2\u00ae fiber helps divert global waste streams from landfills and oceans and is used to produce a wide range of textile products such as sportswear, swimwear, and carpets. Today the ECONYL\u00c2\u00ae Regeneration System is known as the most advanced and sustainable recycling process within the synthetic fibers industry.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&#160;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ECONYL\u00c2\u00ae brand and Levi Strauss &amp; Co. have come together to create a new men\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s collection made from regenerated nylon from waste materials such as fishing nets and spent carpets.Levi Strauss &amp; Co. has a long history of working on environmental protection through advanced technologies . The collection, the Levi\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s brand\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s first made with ECONYL\u00c2\u00ae, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21023,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1318],"tags":[1394,60,1365],"class_list":["post-21015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-eco-sustainability","tag-levis","tag-recycled-jeans"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.denimsandjeans.com\/recovery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.denimsandjeans.com\/recovery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.denimsandjeans.com\/recovery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.denimsandjeans.com\/recovery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.denimsandjeans.com\/recovery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21015"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.denimsandjeans.com\/recovery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21015\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.denimsandjeans.com\/recovery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.denimsandjeans.com\/recovery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.denimsandjeans.com\/recovery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.denimsandjeans.com\/recovery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}