Sustainability
Sustainability
Bamboo Attributes:
• Anti-odor: natural anti-microbial controls odor. No added chemicals.
• Cool and breathable: due to a unique cross section and inherent fiber properties, bamboo can absorb and evaporate sweat in a split second and doesn’t get sticky next to the skin. It keeps you cool and comfortable in hot weather.
• Natural soft, silk-like hand feel, yet durable
• Naturally UV resistant
• Sustainable resource: quick regeneration means less land and time is needed to produce the bamboo. The...
Marmot UpCycle®
Marmot UpCycle® products utilize the discarded waste materials from manufacturing processes in the creation of new products in order to minimize our impact on the environment. Marmot’s entire fall 2007 collection of men’s and women’s baselayer is made from Polartec® PowerDry® fabric with Cocona® performance technology – a Marmot Upcycle® product.
What is Cocona®?
Cocona® is derived from would-be discarded or “upcycled” Coconut shell husks. The husks are then processed into...
Building on the lesson we learned with our baselayer made from Polartec® PowerDry® with Cocona® Technology, we have chosen various other polyester fabrics utilizing the Cocona Technology.
What is Cocona®?
Cocona® is derived from would-be discarded or “upcycled” Coconut shell husks. The husks are then processed into activated charcoal carbon and blended into a polyester matrix, which is spun into a fiber and then knit into a garment fabric. Cocona® is integral to the fiber, naturally occurring...
Our UpCycle® fabric is made from recycled plastic...hence the name “UpCycle”. When you recycle plastic, you get more plastic; when we UpCycle® plastic, we get fabric, a greater value and a broader use.
In our Eco Pro sleeping bag line, we use both an UpCycle® fabric as well as insulation. The fabric is made from recycled plastic soda bottles...hence the name “UpCycle”. When you recycle a plastic bottle, you get another plastic bottle; when we UpCycle® a plastic bottle, we get fabric, a greater value and a broader use. Our Eco Pro insulation contains 80% post consumer waste, and is a hollow core continuous filament.
