The Blue Jeans Go Green™ Denim Recycling Program

Every Piece

makes a difference. has potential. can live longer. matters. impacts the earth. can go green.

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 pledge

Let’s do good in denim.

Join us in recycling your denim and doing good  for the planet. Thanks to the natural, sustainable properties of cotton fibers, authentic denim pieces can be transformed, rather than thrown away.

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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#goodindenim

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 Denim

Give 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 Denim

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Recycle 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).

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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 Pledge

Transforming recycled denim

Thanks to the natural and sustainable properties of cotton, authentic denim is transformative. From natural cotton fiber insulation used for building efforts, to pet bed inserts and thermal packaging liners, when you recycle old denim, it can take on a whole new life thanks to our friends at Bonded Logic, Inc.

The Process