Recycled Denim Jeans (from The Netherlands)

If you care about recycling, MUD Jeans will grab your attention. Based in the Netherlands but available in the UK, this company uses the “lease a jeans” model—you can rent, return, and recycle your jeans instead of throwing them out.

About 40% of every pair comes from post-consumer recycled denim, cutting the need for new cotton. The dyes are safe, water use is minimal, and every part of the process is open to public review. MUD’s approach makes recycling a habit, not a hassle.

Why Choose Sustainable Denim Jeans?

Denim jeans are one of the world’s most popular clothing items. Yet in India, street dogs have literally turned blue, from drinking polluted water from local rivers, due to the blue dye used in local factories that make jeans for western consumers.

Also there are animal welfare issues (leather patches sewn on the back, tends to come from the far east, where there are few animal welfare laws). Plus issues with the conditions that humans work in.