Recycled materials

Using recycled materials means someone is not using resources to make new "virgin" materials. However, recycling can be resource-intensive to process things back down into raw materials so the jury is still debating if using recycled natural fibers like cotton is better than growing it new "the right way." We especially like recycled materials when looking at synthetics (polyester, nylon, elastane) and metals (gold, silver, bronze, pewter).