A Patagonia® windproof classic, decked out in recycled fabric (78%). The vest's fluffy quarter-inch pile is made of a durable polyester fleece, and a new nylon lining adds warmth and blocks wind. A drop-tail hem prevents drafts; nonchafing seams get the thumbs-up for comfort. Contrast nylon Supplex® reinforces the fleece-lined collar, front-zip binding and double-layer patch handwarmer pockets. With a retro-style Patagonia chest label and a hand-me-down ID label inside. Recyclable through the Common Threads Recycling Program., Quarter-inch pile exterior is soft and buffering and the nylon lining interior provides wind protection, Stand-up collar with roll-out fleece lining adds neck warmth and prevents chin chafe, Durable nylon Supplex® on pocket, collar and front zip binding adds strength and clean contrast finish, Double-layer patch handwarmer pockets, Slight drop-tail hem, non-chafing flat seams throughout, Retro-style label on chest, Hand-me-down ID label inside, Fleece: 100% polyester (78% recycled) 1/4"-pile. Lining: 2-oz 100% nylon. Recyclable through the Common Threads Recycling Program, 218 g (7.7 oz), Relaxed fit
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Recycled Polyester:
To Patagonia, quality means more than how a garment looks or functions: It also includes the way it affects the environment and quality of life. This means working to source materials and develop processes that minimize damage to the environment.
In 1993, we adopted fleece into our product line made from post consumer recycled plastic soda bottles. We were the first outdoor clothing manufacturer to do so. PCR® clothing was a positive step towards a more sustainable system – one that uses fewer resources, discards less and better protects people’s health. Over the course of 13 years, we saved some 86 million soda bottles from the trash heap. That’s enough oil to fill the 40-gallon gas tank of the diminutive Chevy Suburban 20,000 times.
Today, we're able to utilize more sources for recycled polyester and offer it on more garments such as Capilene baselayers, shell jackets and board shorts, as well as fleece. We now recycle used soda bottles, unusable second quality fabrics and worn out garments into polyester fibers to produce many of our clothes. We've also started the world's first garment recycling program – bring us your old, worn-out Capilene baselayer, Patagonia fleece or Polartec® fleece (from any maker) and we'll make a new polyester garment from it using an innovative process developed by our friends at TEJIN.
Benefits of recycled polyester:
Lessens dependence on oil
Curbs discards, thereby prolonging landfill life and reducing toxic emissions from incinerators
Helps to promote a new recycling stream for polyester clothing that is no longer wearable
Creates less air, water and soil contamination
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