Our program has been featured by a variety of popular news and media outlets. 
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                Bainbridge Island Review | BI family starts home pickup service for unused items            
         
                
            
                                 
                                 
            
            
                apartment therapy | What to Do with Items You Want to Donate or Sell            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Common Share – New Ownership: Carlisle Companies Acquires Bonded Logic, Maker of Blue Jeans Go Green Insulation            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Sourcing Journal BJGG Partner Bonded Logic            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                The Lamb County Leader News –  Recycle your denim            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Builder – Recycled Denim Insulation Set To Take on Fiberglass?            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                TCD – Company set to revolutionize recycling after raising $16 million to expand robot fleet: ‘Able to distinguish beyond what people can even notice’            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Just Style – Cotton Lives On urges UK fashion brands to join sustainability effort            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Recycling Today – Cotton Lives On kicks off 2025 recycling activities            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Textile World – Premium Denim Brand PAIGE Joins The Cotton Lives On™ Recycling Programme            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Sourcing Journal – What Is the Average Cost Per Wear of Jeans?            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Carhartt Reworked 2025            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                KCBD – Texas Tech Agronomy Club collecting old denim            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                yahoolife – Cotton Lives On Recycling Program Looks to Expand            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Sourcing Journal – Paige Joins UK’s Cotton Lives On Recycling Program            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                KCBD _ FOCUS ON AG: Texas Tech students team up with Cotton Incorporated to recycle denim            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                LCL – Blue Jeans Go Green            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Apparel Resources – Cotton Lives On invites UK Fashion Industry to adopt cotton circularity            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                KCBD – Texas Tech students team up with Cotton Incorporated to recycle denim            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                The Cool Down – This first-of-its-kind startup is giving out game-changing rewards — all you have to do is send it your old clothes            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Apartment Therapy – I Discovered a $10 Reason to Get Rid of All My Old Jeans (I’ve Already Decluttered 4 Pairs!)            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Sourcing – As SJ Turns 15, Cotton Incorporated Reflects on a Long-Term Relationship            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Sourcing – How the Denim Industry Accelerated Sustainability in 2024            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Malaysian – Deep Dive into Today’s Clothing Shoppers            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Vietnam – Insights About Today’s Clothing Shoppers            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                The Manila Times – Insights About Today’s Clothing Shoppers            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                PR Newswire – Deep Dive into Today’s Clothing Shoppers            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Sourcing Journal – America Recycles Day Isn’t Just About Bottles & Cans            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                TCD – People are turning their old items into high-end rewards with this company: ‘I love this!’            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                TCD – This company unlocks exclusive deals when you trade in your old stuff — here’s how to take advantage            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                The Investor – This company unlocks exclusive deals when you trade in your old stuff — here’s how to take advantage            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Sourcing Journal – How Accessibility and Awareness Can Catapult Circular Change            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Apartment Therapy – This Is the Best Way to Donate (or Sell!) Everything You’ve Decluttered            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                rivet – Sweet Idea: Cotton Incorporated Wants to Recycle Cotton Into Glucose            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Accesswire – Cascale Members Are Key Speakers at Sourcing Journal x Rivet Sustainability Summit LA            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                TCD – You can get huge discounts on designer goods — all you have to do is return your old stuff            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Hour Detroit – How Carhartt is Embracing Eco-Friendly Initiatives            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Textile World – Anthropologie Joins Blue Jeans Go Green™ Program            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Microsoft Store – 8 Places to Donate (or Sell) Clothes And Make Money            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Textile World – The Sustainable “Fabric Of Our Lives”            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                A 5-Step Shift to Circularity Can Reduce Waste and Emissions, Boost Revenues            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                The Tech Edvocate – 3 WAYS TO RECYCLE JEANS            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Little House Living – What To Do With Old Jeans            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Green is the New Blue            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                2023 Amarillo Farm & Ranch Show sees more exhibitors, education opportunities            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                50 Years Of Trust: How One Brand Wove It’s Way Into America’s Hearts And Closets            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                NewsChannel – 3-day Amarillo Farm and Ranch Show kicks off this Tuesday            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Earth911 – Sustainable Holidays: Gifts for the Women in Your Life            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                BEST – WHERE TO DONATE CLOTHES TO HELP OTHERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Business Wire – Cotton Incorporated’s Blue Jeans Go Green™ Program Highlights Positive Impact of Textile Recycling Efforts on America Recycles Day            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                GLOSSY – American Eagle launches ‘OMJeans,’ its biggest post-pandemic denim activation            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                MarketingDive – American Eagle bets on QR codes for OMJeans NYC takeover            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                BusinessWire – American Eagle Continues to Dominate Denim With OMJeans, an Immersive Takeover of the High Line in New York City            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Sourcing Journal – AMERICAN EAGLE HIGHLIGHTS BTS DENIM IN NYC            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Business Wire – Promoting a Commodity into a Brand Relevant Across Eras            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Setting Mind – Zappos for Good            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                TRD – How to Recycle Just About Anything            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                TCD – AMERICAN EAGLE WILL GIVE YOU STORE CREDIT FOR RECYCLING THOSE JEANS YOU DON’T WEAR ANYMORE — HERE’S HOW TO TAKE ADVANTAGE            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                MOA’s Guide to Sustainable Fashion            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Macaroni Kid | 5 Ways Your Family Can Help the Earth            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Gillette News Record | Local denim drive begins next week            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Don’t Waste Your Money | These companies give a discount when you recycle old clothes            
         
                
            
            
                Footwear News | Ariat Has Launched Its Own Secondhand Marketplace in Partnership With Archive            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                TCD – THIS RECYCLING PROGRAM HAS SAVED OVER 4 MILLION DENIM ITEMS FROM LANDFILLS: ‘CONSUMERS HAVE A LOT OF POWER’            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Daily Titan | Recycling your clothing should be a common trend            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Sourcing Journal | Got worn-out denim? Donate it to Williamsburg Premium Outlets back-to-school drive            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Business Insider | These stores will reward you for dropping off your unwanted clothes — they may even repair them            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Daily Press | Got worn-out denim? Donate it to Williamsburg Premium Outlets back-to-school drive            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                ANTHROPOLOGIE RECYCLING DENIM THROUGH BLUE JEANS GO GREEN            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Anthropologie Announces Collaboration with Cotton Incorporated’s Blue Jeans Go Green™ Program            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Anthropologie joins Cotton Inc recycling programme            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Anthropologie launches denim recycling program            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Cotton’s Blue Jeans Go Green Program Continues To Thrive            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Street Insider | Little Spoon Goes Green With Blue Jeans            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                DJ | Little Spoon Goes Green With Blue Jeans            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Yahoo Finance            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Little Spoon Goes Green            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Sourcing Journal | CHICO’S DOUBLES DOWN ON SUSTAINABILITY FOLLOWING STRONG QUARTER            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                The Market Herald | Why is Fast Fashion Still Growing in 2022?            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Earth Day 2022 Deals Happening Now            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                CHICO’S FAS 2022 SUSTAINABILITY UPDATE; On The Journey To Creating Eco-Friendly Shopping Experiences            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Sourcing Journal | Old Navy Madewell Uniqlo            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Cision | Chico’s Fas 2022 Sustainability            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                WWD | Cotton Inc.’s ‘Every Piece Pledge’ Aims to Reduce Textile Waste            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Patch | Earth Day Denim Drive            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Fibre2Fashion | US Cotton Works            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Penta: Good Company: Unspun’s Bespoke Denim            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Textile World – Significance Of Sustainability In Textiles            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Laurinburg – Cotton is the topic at Rotary Club            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Sourcing Journal – Here’s How Recycled Denim Helps America            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Sourcing Journal – INTERMIX CALLS FOR CONSUMERS TO RECYCLE THEIR JEANS            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Fashion United –  Pacsun launches denim recycling initiative            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Sourcing Journal – PACSUN INCENTIVIZES CONSUMERS TO RECYCLE THEIR JEANS            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                ABC – Pacsun Introduces ‘PacDenim For A Better Tomorrow’ Initiative            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                WABI – Pacsun Introduces ‘PacDenim For A Better Tomorrow’ Initiative            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                RealSimple – How to Earn Cash-Back Rewards by Recycling Your Old Clothing and Electronics            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Fast Company – The future of footwear is circular            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Vital Choice Seared Scallops            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                KCM – Small Ways to Make Big Environmental Changes: Consider Your Clothes            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Boston Real Estate – Boston Seaport Announces the Spring & Summer Lineup for The Current Pop Up Village            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Sourcing Journal – Circularity Requires Collaboration Outside of Fashion            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Southern Living – These Stores Reward Customers for Recycling Old Jeans            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                NYT – Schedule an Appointment With Those Clothes You Haven’t Worn in a Year            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Earth Day Everyday! Here Are 5 Ways We Can All Help the Planet in 2021  – Parade            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Madewell’s New Collection Celebrates National Parks – Sourcing Journal            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Real Good American Eagle – Rolling Stone            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Got Old Jeans? Here’s How To Give Them A New Purpose – Her Campus            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Sourcing Journal – Universal Standard            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                HuffPost – Brands Giving Back On Giving Tuesday 2020            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Kags – Texas A&M            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                The Press – “Eco Erek” continues economizing denim            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Yahoo! – Universal Standard            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Sourcing Journal Blue Jeans Go Green Challenges Consumers to Recycle Unwanted Denim            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Bridget Foley’s Diary: Seeking a Better Standard            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Sourcing Journal Here’s How Textile Recycling is Redefined for a New Era            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                TNH Fashion and Politics            
         
                
            
            
                Go Green, Get Green: Sustainability in Loyalty Programs            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                CEOWorld – 5 Luxury Fashion Designers Who Like It Eco Friendly            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Zoe – Madewell’s Denim Sale Includes Some Of Its Best-Selling Styles For $75            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Teton Valley – Foil energy bar wrapper recycling program ends            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                The Washington Post – Do you know what’s happening to your clothing donations?            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Forbes – 8 Luxury Denim Brands Worth Your Investment            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                E! Online – These Brands Give Back All Year Long            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                FashionUnited – 15 sustainability efforts of the denim industry in 2019            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Sourcing Journal – Universal Standard Kicks Off Cyber Monday with Denim Drive            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Bustle – Universal Standard’s Cyber Monday Denim Drive Gets You Jeans For $25            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                NYP – Best Cyber Monday deals of 2019 that you still can get            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                i-D – First Look at New Opening Ceremony Collab            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                HPJ – The Blue Jeans Go Green Program will be back in 2020            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Victoria Advocate – County officials to recognize local youth in honor of 4-H week            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Daily Beast – Find Your Next Favorite Pair of Jeans In the Zappos Denim Shop            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Vogue Australia – Australian stylist Stevie Dance on her new denim label and the perfect pair of jeans            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Men’s Journal – Find The Perfect Pair Of Jeans At Madewell            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                WWD – Rag & Bone Puts the Focus on Fit in Fall Initiatives            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Fashion United – 13 Sustainability efforts announced in June 2019            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Vogue – These fashion brands are making a strong move to combat climate change            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Cotton Inc., Zappos Ink ‘Blue Jeans Go Green’ Denim Deal            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Blue Jeans Go Green Meets Zappos in Ambitious New Denim Recycling Effort            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Washington Post – Here are the places that want your old eyeglasses, towels, blue jeans, vases and more            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Just-Style: American Eagle Outfitters launch denim program            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Martha Stewart – Six Ways You Can Reduce Waste at Home            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Advanced Textiles Source – Hidden textiles            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Reader’s Digest – 14 Retailers That Will Give You the Most Money for Your Old Stuff            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                UNM students collecting old jeans to use as construction materials            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Bob Vila – 25 Things Your Local Thrift Store Doesn’t Want You to Donate            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                J.Crew and Cotton Incorporated Partner to Turn Used Denim into Housing Insulation            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Madewell President Libby Wadle On Size Inclusivity And Building A Retail Community            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Refinery 29 – These Sustainable Retailers Will Reward You For Recycling Your Clothes            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Retail organization collecting denim donations            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Top denim brands participate in New York Denim Days            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Where exactly to donate that wedding gown, party dress and workwear to women who need it most            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                What to do with old clothes            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Your Everything Guide to a Sustainable Closet            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Wrangler lends a hand to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Greensboro            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                A New Brand of Jeans — With Just a Single Style            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                9 of the best Earth Day deals that will reward us for saving the planet            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                7 Freebies and Deals for Earth Day 2018            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Doing good fashion labels got attention            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                J.Crew’s New Denim Recycling Program Lets You Do Good and Save Money on New Jeans            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                How these cool retailers are giving a second life to your worn out skinny jeans            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Your Donated Jeans Could Help Build a Home            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Rag & Bone Unfurls Denim Recycling Initiative            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Back-to-school shopping: Clean out your closet for rewards            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Madewell is ramping up its denim donation program after a blockbuster Earth Day            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Here’s How Madewell is Recycling All of Your Old Denim            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Consumers and Retailers Can Help Denim Go From Blue to Green            
         
                
            
                                 
            
            
                Spring cleaning? 7 retailers that will reward you for recycling