M&S launches suit made with 55% recycled wool
Marks and Spencer, the UK retailer, has launched a line of suits made with 55% recycled wool. The suits use fabric donated by customers to Oxfam, enouraged by the firm’s Shwopped initiative. The wool is recycled in Italy and then spun into £149 ($196) suits. The new range is part of Marks and Spencer’s Plan A 2025 sustainability initiative, through which the firm aims to achieve a target of 25% recycled material in its clothing products. The company currently sources 49% of its cotton and 27% of its leather from “sustainable sources”.

PRATO – M&S has launched a range of suit made with 55 per cent recycled wool, including wool M&S customers have donated through the company’s Shwopped initiative with Oxfam. The company says the wool is recycled into suit fabric at Nova Fides mill in Prato, Italy. The suits are due to retail at £149.