RECYCLED COTTON BAG -
MADE FROM ECOTEC™
Yarn with Moral Fiber™ &
Bottle Bag material

This Bag is made from 80% Ecotec™ - a blended cotton yarn produced from the excess fabric of newly made clothing - and 20% Bottle Bag material - material made from 100% recycled soda bottles. This unique manufacturing process saves land, energy and water. For the best performance available, 20% of this bag contains 100% recycled soda bottle material.

According to the Council for Textile Recycling, 25,000 tons of new textile fiber is disposed of by North American spinning mills, weavers and fabric manufacturers each year. Technology now exists to make new cotton yarn from gin waste, commercial fabric trimmings and mills ends. Recycled cotton is recovered cotton that would be wasted during the spinning, weaving and cutting processes. Up to 40% of cotton grown is wasted between the harvest and the manufacture of garments. In the past, this waste went directly into landfills.

What Does "Recycled" Really Mean?
When you compare, look for specific information. If a label says "recycled," check how much of the product or package is recycled and where the recycled material comes from.

Post-consumer
"Post-consumer" material comes from previously used business or consumer products, such as newspapers, shipping cartons, plastic bottles, glass containers, and aluminum cans.

Post-Industrial or Pre-Consumer
"Post-Industrial" or "Pre-Consumer" material is basically manufacturing waste. For example, an envelope manufacturer might recycle the clippings leftover when envelopes are cut from paper. These clippings could be made into other paper products instead of being thrown away.