100 million jeans is a drop in the ocean, not to mention the 12.5 billion un-washable RFID tags that also go to landfill globally each year once they have left the store.
As the cotton jeans rot they'll add emissions and if they've added stretch, the elastane fibres will take 200+ years to breakdown causing plastic pollution. Our powerful climate solution prevents emissions contributing to the current climate crisis for the cost of a few cents.
Now imagine adding the "circular impact" when we keep jeans out landfill plus keep them in circulation for just one year. Extending denim’s life creates 99 times more climate impact and demonstrates the remarkable potential of full circular fashion systems in addressing climate change.
In the denim jeans example, by adding just 100 million RFiD THREADS® we could stop emissions the equivalent of 3.3 million metric tons through two key impacts:
1. Landfill prevention avoids methane emissions from decomposition, saving 31,450 metric tons of CO₂e, and
2. The circular impact of extending the jeans life through resale, rental or repair prevents the production of new denim, reducing emissions by 3.34 million metric tons of CO₂e, and we're still not including other product's mitigation by using the Global Circular Network to include the creative heart of circularity; engaging the redesign and remake designers.