Recycled polyamide diverts waste from landfills, and its production uses much fewer resources than virgin polyamide, which in contrast has a high cost in both energy and greenhouse gasses. Parts of our recycled polyamide come from old fishing nets. 

Polyamide is one of the strongest plastics we use in our products. And when in need of a super lightweight fabric, polyamide is a true wonder for its strength. But polyamide is also a petroleum-based material, and producing it has a high cost in energy and greenhouse gases. Incorporating as much recycled polyamide as we can lessens our dependence on virgin petroleum as a raw material source, and it helps eliminate discarded material and reduces greenhouse gas emissions from manufacturing. Using recycled polyamide also promotes new recycling streams for polyamide products that are no longer functional.