Clothes from recycled materials

[izabela21]

Want do you think about the trend of clothing made from recycled materials. Is it jest a passing fad, or does it represent the future of the fashion industry?

It's better than making more shite out of polyester.

But the only answer/solution is for people to buy less and keep it for longer.

I hate them. They make me itch and sweat.

Clothes made out of recycled plastic bottles wouldn’t appeal to me at all. Why do companies think this is appealing. I’d rather buy something made out of natural fibres. Need to buy less anyway. Nobody needs 20 plastic jumpers.

Recycled polyester is still polyester, and I still won't wear it.

It's very annoying.

It’s a total marketing gimmick slapping recycled polyester or vegan leather on cheap plastic rubbish and charging a premium. Surely people can see through this.

I got some lovely stuff from Warehouse recycled. Beautiful buttons and cut

I had some recycled polyester tshirts from M&S my mum got me that were really good in the sense that they washed well, didn't fade, and didn't shrink or warp (which I have big issues with my cotton M&S tshirts doing). Problem is they are still polyester and made me stinky.

Plastic is a useful material, but it makes terrible clothing. We need to be reducing our dependence on it, recycling what we can, and finding ways to break it down quicker at the end of its life - unlike materials such as glass or metal, it can't be recycled indefinitely. The only value I can see in recycling it into new clothes is for the manufacturers - it's cheap, and they think it gives them eco brownie points. I don't want to be sweating in ugly, stinky polyester and rinsing microfibres into the environment when I do a clothes wash.

But that means manufacturers making better quality clothes and for social media platforms to ban "hauls"

Yes it’s about changing the mindset of a generation. If companies were serious about upping their environmental credentials they would make less, better quality and therefore more expensive clothes and that would stop the hauls that encourage people to spend on crap.

If you are going to have polyester it might as well be recycled, but it's only a part of the picture. Recycling clothes to recover the fibre isn't very efficient. It's much better to have fewer clothes and keep them longer/alter or repair them.
True recycling is handing down, or eventually cutting up for fabric, patchwork or rags. I think we will get to a point where cheap rubbish clothes are seen for what they are but maybe a way of making better clothes more accessible eg by renting or "leasing" or spreading the cost.

Plastic should be recycled into other types of products (mostly packaging), not into clothing. I won't buy synthetic clothing, beyond some specific exceptions like a swimsuit or this ski jacket I have. It's not pleasant on the skin at all.

The use of plastic, whether new or recycled, should be cut down on overall. Polyester poisons the waterways and in turn us through the release of microplastics when washed.

I buy very little these days. Bought a jumper from Community Clothing after MN reccos, happy with it, not buying anything else any time soon.

I try to buy clothes made of natural fibre like cotton, viscose, wool and avoid polyester, acrylic, nylon as much as possible. I also buy clothes very occasionally and mostly from Vinted.

Natural fibres last way way longer with repeated washes, keep their shape except for the cheapest options and don’t take on and keep residue from deodorants and sweat which make them unsalvageable. They also need washed less as they don’t force your body to overheat and render them stinkier in one wear.

I would rather buy 50-70% less items but know that all the above is true than buy (even recycled) but lesser quality items that are terrible for the environmental can’t be truly recycled apart from turning them into some else and need replaced more regularly and can’t be worn for more than a day before they are stinky etc

Now they are blending recycled poly in with natural fibres, which is just going to make things even worse. I know poly/cotton has existed for ages, but it seems that adding recycled poly to things which previously were just cotton is increasing. Denim and sweatshirts, so hard to find unblended.

Greenwashing is all it is.

Absolute pointless and dangerous gimmick. Every time you wash that recycled plastic jumper, thousands of plastic microfibres and then in the waterways. I have no idea why this isn’t being talked about more rather than this crap being marketed as environmentally friendly

I wholeheartedly believe in using less stuff for the sake of the environment. It's only in recent times that we've become so wasteful as a consequence of a push by companies to maximise profits and consumerism.
Make do and mend- sew things up, buy second hand.

I'm happy to buy clothes incorporating recycled wool & cashmere. I've just bought a couple of Cashmere scarves off Tk Maxx that are recycled Cashmere.
They do feel a little different to normal cashmere.

Like lots of people, plastic clothes make me sweaty. Natural fabrics only.

Thank you all for sharing your opinion :)

I also prefer clothes made of natural materials, such as cotton, linen or wool. Natural fabrics are skin-friendly, breathable and also regulate body temperature well. This is crucial for me, especially in the summer, when artificial materials can stick unpleasantly and cause a feeling of discomfort.

While I appreciate the concept and environmental benefits of clothes made from recycled materials, they don't always meet my expectations in terms of comfort and quality.