Levi's stitches plastic bottles into latest denim collection

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New Waste<Less jeans will contain around 20 per cent post-consumer waste

Levi Strauss & Co is set to launch a new denim collection incorporating 3.5 million recycled bottles to reduce the environmental impact of its products and promote recycling to consumers. A year after...

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