The North Face has incorporated Unifi, Inc.’s REPREVE recycled yarn, REPREVE WaterWise™ yarn with colour technology, and REPREVE Textile Takeback yarn made from fabric scraps and recycled bottles into the Denali jackets. The North Face is also utilizing REPREVE’s WaterWise yarn with color technology to reduce the amount of water and chemicals used in the fabric dyeing process. Black and heather grey Denali jackets made with REPREVE WaterWise yarn use 50 per cent less water, 50 per cent less chemicals and 25 per cent less energy in the fabric dyeing and finishing process. Typically, about 15 percent of fabric used in garment production is cut out and discarded in the process. This program creates a loop of material reprocessing and gives new purpose to a major waste stream. For every 10 Denali jackets produced, enough fabric scrap is created to produce another four jackets.
