Clean jeans: Denim designers launch UK's first sustainable wash facility

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Credit: Blackhorse Lane Ateliers

London jeans maker Blackhorse Lane Ateliers unveils new washing facility at Walthamstow factory which can wash 12 pairs of jeans in just four litres of water

The UK denim industry received a major green boost today with the announcement a new environmentally friendly wash facility is to open in London, providing British brands with the opportunity to save emissions...

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