Every Piece
Make a lasting commitment to recycling and wearing sustainable clothes with the Every Piece Pledge. It’s a small step and a helpful reminder that denim, made from cotton, can be recycled and transformed to do good for the earth.
Take the pledgeNaturally Rooted In
Authentic denim is made mostly from cotton, a sustainable fiber. We recycle denim (made from cotton) to do good for the earth. We encourage you to rethink what your clothing is made of, refresh your wardrobe, and recognize we all can be doing more to lessen our impact on textile waste. Thanks to the renewability and circularity of cotton, we can reimagine the possibilities of what our old denim can become.
Let’s close the loop on textile waste
Get circular with us! When it comes to fashion, circularity is as simple as wearing denim made from cotton and recycling well-loved pieces. Round ‘em up and show the planet some love.
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With cotton, it’s easy to do good on Earth Day. Choose clothes that are natural, durable, and recyclable (like denim made from cotton) and celebrate 50 years of Earth Day the sustainable way.
Recycle DenimGive old denim
new purpose
When you recycle your old denim through our program, we help transform it into creative new products, from insulating material for building efforts to pet bed inserts to thermal insulation used in sustainable food and pharmaceutical packaging.
Recycle DenimRecycle By Mail
Mail your denim for free thanks to Zappos for Good.*
Box it up
Make sure it's at least 90% cotton and doesn't have any hangers, tags, stickers, or plastic attached.
Print a label
Create or log in to your Zappos account and print a shipping label to include with your denim.
Drop it off
Take your box to your local UPS store (Continental U.S. shipping only), and they’ll take care of the rest.
*You may ship up to 50 lbs. of denim in a single shipment through Zappos for Good (even though the label only says 2 lbs).
Recycle Today
Together we’re making a difference
Recycling conserves natural resources, saves energy, and reduces the need for landfill space1, while helping to reduce the approximately 16 million tons of textile waste discarded each year2. For nearly two decades, we’ve been helping reduce textile waste to make a positive impact on our planet.
- EPA 2015 Facts & Figures about Materials, Waste and Recycling,
Textiles Material Specific Data - America Recycles Day® 2017 News Release
denim diverted from landfills:
2,630+ TONS
pieces of denim recycled:
5,200,000+
Every Piece Pledge
Make a lasting commitment to recycling and wearing sustainable clothes with the Every Piece Pledge. It's a small step and a helpful reminder that denim, made from cotton, can be recycled and transformed to do good for the earth.
Take the PledgeTransforming recycled denim
Since cotton is natural and sustainable, when it’s recycled it can be transformed in creative ways.
The Process