Suit made of recycled rubbish for sale
23 April 2009
High Street retailer sells £55 eco-friendly suit made of 50 plastic bottles
Using bottles that were destined for rubbish tips and landfill sites, designers at Debenhams have spent a year creating a one 100% recycled women’s trouser suit for sale on the High Street.
After being cleaned and having the labels removed, the bottles were melted down, then refined and woven into a soft, but hard-wearing polyester.
Far from rubbish, the purse-friendly £55 suit - with single-buttoned jacket nipped in at the waist, subtle herringbone lining and modern boot-cut finish trousers – offers a cost-effective and environmentally friendly alternative for the office.
