How sustainable are clothes and accessories made from recycled plastic, really?

Fashion brands – including Prada, Stella McCartney and Adidas – are increasingly using recycled plastic to up their green credentials. And while it’s undoubtedly better than virgin plastic, “recycling is the fix that we have now; it's the band-aid,” says Parley for the Oceans founder, Cyrill Gutsch. We look at why it’s not such a straightforward solution
An increasing number of fashion brands – including Prada, Stella McCartney and Adidas – are using recycled plastic to up their green credentials. Vogue looks at why it might not be such a sustainable fix

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Parley on X: “Plastic is a design failure; we have to develop new materials. Until then, what's the alternative? Recycling is the fix that we have now; it's the band-aid.” – @cyrillgutsch speaks to @voguemagazine about the use of recycled plastic in fashion

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