Unifi Inc., Greensboro, N.C., recently announced the recipients of the third annual Champions of Sustainability awards.
This year, 79 companies have achieved key milestones using REPREVE recycled performance fiber, according to the company. Some of the recipients include H&M, which recycled more than a half-billion bottles, and Wal-Mart and Quiksilver, reaching the quarter-billion bottle mark. Additionally, Lovesac and Inditex, two of last year’s special-category winners, both advanced to bottle-based awards.
“Working together, Unifi’s brand, retailer and textile partners have helped us recycle more than 19 billion bottles,” says Jay Hertwig, senior vice president of global sales and marketing for Unifi. “We are excited that more and more companies are committing to global responsibility and using our eco-friendly fiber options to positively impact our planet, both now and in the future.”
REPREVE Champions of Sustainability will be awarded to 26 brand and retail partners that have each transformed 10 million or more recycled plastic bottles, and 42 textile partners that have each transformed 50 million or more bottles by using REPREVE performance fibers.
“While plastic consumption is on the rise, we’re doing our part to give bottles a second life,” Hertwig says. “It is our hope that these awards also inspire consumers to make recycling a daily habit and increase recycling rates.”
For the full list of award recipients, click here. — D.S.
