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We all have that one pair of old jeans in the back of our wardrobe – don’t throw them out! A French company says denim fibres make for great insulation against the cold and heat. Millions of jeans are already being recycled in a factory in north of the country. Their insulating panels have even found their way into some of France's most iconic buildings. Our Down to Earth team reports.
In the first article in a series on high end British manufacturing, we visit the Hiut Denim factory in Cardigan Worn on the streets of London’s Soho, San Francisco or Sydney, every pair of high-end jeans made by Hiut Denim comes from the rather unlikely location of a small coastal town in west Wales. Cardigan, with a population of just 4,200, has a proud history of denim production and was once home to Britain’s largest jeans factory, even if the town’s name recalls a different garment entirely. Continue reading...
Jean is the most commonly worn garment in the world, and also one of the most thrown. Yet, worn out, stained or even cracked, he can have a second life. A French company transforms it into a healthy insulation, resistant to cold, warm and even noise, a way to protect our homes sustainably. The average life of a jeans is three years. Recycled in insulation, it can last at least half a century.
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