This company has turned 1 million plastic bottles that would otherwise have gone to landfill or ended up in the ocean into luxury travel bags! What a great way to divert waste and reduce energy consumption.
Cheap technology and fast-fashion products often break after just a few uses, wasting all the materials and energy used in production. Incorporating sustainability into our everyday lives often means buying products that are built to last. It also means making products from recycled waste like plastic. And today’s guest does both: recycling plastic bottles into high-quality products that can last generations.
In this Episode of Sustainability Champions, I speak with Victor Sanz, Creative Director at TUMI and Champion of Sustainable Bags.
TUMI is a high-end American manufacturer of totes, backpacks, luggage and travel accessories that are built to last. Longevity has always been one of TUMI’s core principles and following their recent announcement, they’re launching lines of high-end bags made from recycled materials, specifically plastic bottles.
As a leading brand in the luggage space, they are living their slogan, “innovative by nature, sustainable by choice”, while maintaining the standard for which they are known.
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Resources:
Website: https://uk.tumi.com
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