Spanish retailer Mango has released its first-ever sustainable capsule
collection made from recycled fibres of garments collected through its
‘Second Chances’ project.
The collection for both men and women features a pair of jeans and a
denim jacket made of 20 percent recycled fibres and 80 percent sustainable
cotton. Additionally, the process used for dyeing the fabrics saved 85
percent of water.
Launched in 2016, the ‘Second Chances’ project collected over 32 tonnes
of garments through 420 containers distributed in all Mango stores in
Spain, France, Portugal, Germany, Croatia, the Netherlands, Italy and the
UK. For this, Mango collaborated with Koopera, a cooperative association
which helps to promote a social and sustainable economy, as well as
creating jobs and job placement services.
“The garments collected are classified in order to give them a second
life and, depending on their condition, can be converted into yarn,
recycled for alternative uses such as sofa stuffing, or burned in order to
generate energy,” said Mango.
To fulfill its key aim of increasing the proportion of sustainable
fibres in collections, Mango has set itself the targets of using 100
percent sustainable cotton by 2025 and 100 percent controlled-origin
cellulose fibres by 2030, as well as increasing the use of recycled
polyester to 50 percent by 2025.
The retailer added: “Mango is committed to continuing this initiative
and each year will launch a collection featuring recycled fibres that
matches the quantity of garments collected in its ‘Second Chance’
containers, used for garment recycling, in order to promote good practices
and a model of circular economy.”
The collection is available on Mango’s website, with prices ranging from
49.99 pounds for a pair of jeans and 59.99 pounds for the women’s denim
jacket.
Photo credit: Mango