Costco Flyer - 07/01-08/31/2020 (Page 34)

use of recycled materials back to roots recycled fabric makes new collection an eco-friendly choice roots perwo iee pack sar tefrigerant holiday by wendy helfenbaum lunch bags have made their way consumers have another reason to choose these durable back-to-school factured using recycled plastic bottles and textiles "the roots bags were always made for several years to make them from recycled materials," says costco mem- roots products since 1997 and is the exclusive licensee for roots bags and ogy has evolved and we found the right recycled-fabric supplier that will meet both the price point and the quality we need." the main body and lining fabrics are manufactured using 100% post- consumer recycled plastic bottles or costco connection roots backpacks and lunch bags are available at warehouses and costco.ca then melted down and pushed through an extruding machine before being spun into fibres that are then woven and sewn recycled garments are broken down and woven in during the manufacturing and main body are completely crafted required to make the lunch bag's insu- lated interior has not been developed yet “the factory producing the fabric is only using 20% of the recycled bottles coming in from two chinese provinces so there's a huge opportunity to make bags from recycled fabric for a long time," notes durocher water-resistant roots backpack features hook the lunch bag to the backpack holiday hopes to introduce recycled planet and there's a consumer demand to use more and more recycled fabric." how bags are made scanning the qr code on the outside of the roots product display at costco with a smart- phone takes consumers directly to a youtube video explaining how discarded plastic bottles are trans- montreal-based writer and tv producer