Seeds of Change

Did you know about 16 million tons of textiles get discarded each year? In honor of America Recycles Day (November 15) and in conjunction with Cotton's Blue Jeans Go Green™ denim recycling program we challenged consumers to take stock of their denim through the first-ever Denim Stack Challenge. The social-based initiative encouraged consumers to inventory their closets and stack up all of the denim that they own. With lighter closets and a heavy stack of denim, we encouraged them to snap a pic and share their stack on Instagram. Finally, we asked folks to recycle the denim in their stack that they no longer wear in an effort to keep textile waste out of landfills.

In addition to the challenge, we teamed up with the Gregory Hotel in New York City to display a denim stack pop-up art installation from November 11 - 18, where people could drop off their denim in an on-site collection bin to contribute to the on-site stack. On Sunday, November 17, Caravan Stylist Studio, co-hosted a pop-up shopping event at the Gregory, offering attendees that recycled their denim a credit to shop the sale.