#3 Oil
#3 Eco-tips, oil in the fashion industry
Through this series of articles, we will offer you each week insight into the ecological impact of clothing production around the world. With LO NEEL, we are committed to the planet, our Mother Earth which welcomes and shelters us. We refuse to participate, directly or indirectly, in its pollution, degradation and destruction.
It seemed important to us to denounce abusive practices but also to propose lasting solutions on a daily basis. We hope this information will give you a better understanding of the underbelly of mass production in the fashion industry.
The LO NEEL team also supports you in raising individual ecological awareness, by offering each article in this series eco-tips to follow on a daily basis. By following them, this will allow you to behave and consume more healthily and ethically.
Here is eco-tip #3!
70 million barrels of oil are used each year to produce polyester.
Solution: consume less but better and choose clothing made from natural or recycled fibers.
With LO NEEL, we offer a series of 3 pieces in recycled polyester. The material is shiny and looks different depending on the light that hits it. This allows you to wear a living and resplendent piece, capable of changing appearance at any moment. You can live this unique experience thanks to our ALICE jacket, our ALOA pants and our ARTY fanny pack.
In our collections, we use recycled polyester and not virgin polyester. The polyester used by LO NEEL is made from recycled plastic water bottles , which constitutes the vast majority of recycled polyester worldwide. We support new technologies that will allow us and the fashion industry to recycle polyester fabrics .
Only 1% of textiles are currently recycled and we believe it is time for the fashion industry to deal with its own waste in a sustainable and circular way. Waste and overconsumption are wreaking havoc on our planet. All disposable plastics end up in landfills. More than 300 million tonnes of plastic produced each year are listed.
On a daily basis, let's limit our consumption of polyester and therefore plastic. Let's avoid buying food with packaging, favor cardboard or jars, and bulk purchases. Let's ban the purchase of plastic bottles which are too often found in our rivers, seas and oceans. Let's favor water bottles!