4. Levi Strauss & Co. is a privately held American clothing
company known worldwide for its Levi's brand of denim
jeans.
CEO : Charles V. Bergh
Founder : Levi Strauss
Founded : 1873, San Francisco, California, United
States
Headquarters: San Francisco, CA, United States of
America
5. In 2007 they conducted a lifecycle assessment of
their timeline of product.
They came across how much they were affecting the
planet.
The results inspired them to rethink every step they
took, innovate existing styles, environment-friendly
ones.
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7. The goal was to utilize over 3.5 million recycled bottles for
the spring 2013 Waste<Less collection.
Each pair Levi’s Waste<Less product will include a
minimum of 20 percent post-consumer recycled content.
On average, eight 12 to 20-ounce bottles per jean.
8. Production Process
The recycled plastic – brown beer bottles ,green soda
bottles, clear water bottles and black food trays – is
collected from communities across the country.
The it is shipped to a manufacturing plant.
Where it is broken down into tiny pellets and spun
into polyester fibers.
That polyester yarn is then woven with cotton into
denim.
10. Nike, Inc. is an American multinational
corporation that is engaged in the design, development,
manufacturing and worldwide marketing and selling of
footwear, apparel, equipment, accessories and services.
Founded: 1964 (as Blue Ribbon Sports)
1971 (as Nike, Inc.)
Founder(s): Bill Bowerman
Phil Knight-Chairman
Headquarters: Washington County, Oregon, U.S.
11. They started it in the year 2010.
All the world cup jersey’s were made of
100 percent recycled polyester, with each
jersey taking eight plastic bottles.
The net result of that one project alone
was reusing 13 million plastic bottles
12. The process begins with recycled plastic running down a
conveyor belt in a recycling facility.
The plastic is broken down into thread and pounded into
spools.
Just like any other fabric, the thread is turned into cloth
and dyed to fit its future purpose.
Then, the cloth is cut with a special die-cut machine
producing the front and back of the jersey.
Production Process
13. A Nike specialist reviews the job by placing the trademarked
swoosh in just the right spot.
The logo is then pressed into the jersey in a manner similar
to applying a temporary tattoo.
After sewing the final pieces together, viola, we have a
beautiful jersey made from plastic bottles.
Production Process
15. The company's World Cup jerseys for the 2010 South
Africa games were made reusing 13 million plastic
bottles
In 2010, Nike used over 82 million plastic bottles out
of landfills and back into the product stream.
In 2011, Nike used recycled polyester in 31.5 million
garments.
