{"id":15301,"date":"2023-02-21T11:25:14","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T11:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/blog\/?p=15301"},"modified":"2024-11-19T15:18:35","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T15:18:35","slug":"big-brands-reduce-waste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/blog\/big-brands-reduce-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"How are big brands pledging to reduce waste"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15301\" class=\"elementor elementor-15301\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e43d01e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"e43d01e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-70e165c\" data-id=\"70e165c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c7336f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4c7336f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-459869a elementor-widget elementor-widget-elipsa_core_dropcaps\" data-id=\"459869a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elipsa_core_dropcaps.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m  qodef-dropcaps qodef-type--simple\">\n\t<span class=\"qodef-m-letter\" style=\"color: #874439\">E<\/span>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-m-text\" style=\"color: #000000\">very new year presents fresh opportunities for new initiatives and goals, based on past reflections and learnings. From big brands to small, businesses have been broadening the scope of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to include a myriad social and environmental concerns and projects.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9d2ff0a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"9d2ff0a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ffa3435\" data-id=\"ffa3435\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e1731c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e1731c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Waste reduction has been quite the buzzword since the last decade, with businesses doing their bit to make an impact. Afterall, not only does the planet benefit from these initiatives, but so do businesses, given that costs are reduced and more customers are drawn to the fold. A survey conducted by Accenture found that 68% of consumers are willing to pay more for products and services from companies that have environmentally-friendly practices, including waste reduction.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c98d05f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"c98d05f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f57a06f\" data-id=\"f57a06f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9aacb14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9aacb14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The cause becomes more pressing with every passing year. According to a report by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, in 2020, the global fashion industry generated 92 million tonnes of waste! It is estimated that by 2030, this could increase by 63%, leading to 148 million tonnes of waste! The time is ripe for some radical changes. Waste reduction efforts are at an all-time high, with businesses making ambitious commitments to move the needle as they usher in 2023.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2aafe59 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"2aafe59\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd19f55\" data-id=\"fd19f55\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-741b934 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"741b934\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">How are big brands pledging to reduce waste in 2023? What are the tactical approaches businesses can adopt? <span style=\"color: #874439;\"><a style=\"color: #874439;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=big_brands_reduce_waste&amp;utm_campaign=blog_to_qalara\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Qalara<\/span><\/a><\/span> lets you in on how big businesses are segueing into an eco-friendly direction and carrying out waste reduction efficiently.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-716edcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"716edcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b7f94d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"b7f94d9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8116a9b\" data-id=\"8116a9b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8f3c53\" data-id=\"a8f3c53\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7de3b4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7de3b4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Table of contents:<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"#1\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Conscious packaging and materials<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"#2\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sustainable production<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"#3\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Upcycling and buy-backs<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"#4\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Conclusion<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29899bf\" data-id=\"29899bf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd3c4e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"cd3c4e8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-feae45a\" data-id=\"feae45a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a7055e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1a7055e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-544772c elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_section_title\" data-id=\"544772c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"1\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_section_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-qi-section-title qodef-decoration--italic qodef-link--underline-draw qodef-subtitle-icon--left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"qodef-m-title\">\n\t\tConscious packaging and materials\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e2ca93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"7e2ca93\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-942e78f\" data-id=\"942e78f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db3ffc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db3ffc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">According to a recent survey, 63% of consumers globally said that they would pay more for products packaged in environmentally-friendly materials. Towards this regard, Nestle has committed to making 100% of its packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025. P&amp;G&#8217;s circular economy program aims to make 100% of its products and packaging recyclable or reusable by 2030. Even Coca-Cola has set a goal to collect and recycle the equivalent of 100% of its packaging by 2030.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1254f09 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"1254f09\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1a95ad\" data-id=\"a1a95ad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52c96a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"52c96a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"578\" height=\"711\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1.-HM.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15332\" alt=\"H&amp;M packaging bags\" loading=\"eager\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">via hmgroup.com<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9bf7725\" data-id=\"9bf7725\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc143d8\" data-id=\"fc143d8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-108836e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"108836e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"896\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1.-Ikea1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15331\" alt=\"Ikea packaging boxes\" loading=\"eager\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">via ikea.com<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6715cf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6715cf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"896\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1.-Ikea2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15330\" alt=\"Packaging solutions experts with packaging prototypes\" loading=\"eager\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">via ikea.com<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a69a32a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"a69a32a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f805fe\" data-id=\"7f805fe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-065361b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"065361b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">These initiatives aren\u2019t limited to packaging alone. Many top retailers have also been working towards using recycled materials in their product lines. <a href=\"https:\/\/about.ikea.com\/en\/newsroom\/2021\/11\/17\/ikea-to-phase-out-plastic-from-consumer-packaging-by-2028\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IKEA<\/a> is a case in point. This mega multi-channel retailer has committed to using only renewable and recycled materials in its products by 2030 and has launched a program to collect and recycle used furniture.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0be5e50 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"0be5e50\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e884bce\" data-id=\"e884bce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f353622 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f353622\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">H&amp;M isn\u2019t too far behind. This fashion and home store has launched a circular fashion initiative, that aims to close the loop on fashion by collecting and recycling clothing and textiles. This conscious brand has been focussing on designing products that last longer, are easier to recycle and that are made from safe, sustainably sourced, or recycled materials. As of 2021, it had tripled the use of recycled materials (mainly recycled cotton and recycled polyester), showing strong progress towards its goal of switching to 30% recycled materials by 2025, and an ambitious target of using 100% recycled or other more sustainably sourced materials by 2030.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d8e924 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3d8e924\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be58195 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"be58195\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ac3e00\" data-id=\"6ac3e00\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b966eaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b966eaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/product\/30101553188\/?utm_source=Blog&#038;utm_medium=big_brands_reduce_waste&#038;utm_campaign=blog_to_product\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"463\" height=\"406\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1.-Recycled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15340\" alt=\"Handwoven recycled silk bag\" loading=\"eager\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Handwoven recycled silk bag<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-718e794\" data-id=\"718e794\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93d454f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"93d454f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/product\/60101341965\/?utm_source=Blog&#038;utm_medium=big_brands_reduce_waste&#038;utm_campaign=blog_to_product\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"462\" height=\"406\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/HR6010134196500_1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24923\" alt=\"Hand beaten recycled iron standing cat\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/HR6010134196500_1.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/HR6010134196500_1-300x264.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" loading=\"eager\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Hand beaten recycled iron standing cat<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45fb0cb\" data-id=\"45fb0cb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e65810 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3e65810\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/product\/60101339325\/?utm_source=Blog&#038;utm_medium=big_brands_reduce_waste&#038;utm_campaign=blog_to_product\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"463\" height=\"406\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/HR6010133932500_1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24922\" alt=\"Hand beaten galvanized and recycle iron reindeer wall mount\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/HR6010133932500_1.jpg 463w, https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/HR6010133932500_1-300x263.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" loading=\"eager\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Hand beaten recycled iron reindeer wall mount<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ecdb5a0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"ecdb5a0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-600146c\" data-id=\"600146c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91cc4e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91cc4e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Recycling is also one of Qalara\u2019s core values. We have a wide collection of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #874439;\"><a style=\"color: #874439; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/products\/all-categories\/?sort_by=popularity&amp;f_values=Recycled&amp;utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=big_brands_reduce_waste&amp;utm_campaign=blog_to_recycled\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recycled offerings<\/a><\/span> to explore, across categories like <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #874439;\"><a style=\"color: #874439; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/products\/all-categories\/?f_values=Recycled&amp;sort_by=popularity&amp;f_categories=Stationery+%26+Novelty&amp;utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=big_brands_reduce_waste&amp;utm_campaign=blog_to_stationery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stationery<\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #874439;\"><a style=\"color: #874439; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/products\/all-categories\/?f_values=Recycled&amp;sort_by=popularity&amp;f_categories=Home+Decor+%26+Accessories&amp;utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=big_brands_reduce_waste&amp;utm_campaign=blog_to_decor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">d\u00e9cor<\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #874439;\"><a style=\"color: #874439; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/products\/all-categories\/?f_values=Recycled&amp;sort_by=popularity&amp;f_categories=Fashion&amp;utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=big_brands_reduce_waste&amp;utm_campaign=blog_to_fashion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fashion<\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #874439;\"><a style=\"color: #874439; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/products\/all-categories\/?f_values=Recycled&amp;sort_by=popularity&amp;f_categories=Home+Furnishing&amp;utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=big_brands_reduce_waste&amp;utm_campaign=blog_to_furnishings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">furnishings<\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #874439;\"><a style=\"color: #874439; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/products\/all-categories\/?f_values=Recycled&amp;sort_by=popularity&amp;f_categories=Furniture+%26+Storage&amp;utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=big_brands_reduce_waste&amp;utm_campaign=blog_to_furniture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">furniture<\/a><\/span>,\u00a0and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/products\/all-categories\/?f_values=Recycled&amp;sort_by=popularity&amp;f_categories=Kitchen+%26+Dining&amp;utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=big_brands_reduce_waste&amp;utm_campaign=blog_to_kitchen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #874439; text-decoration: underline;\">kitchen &amp; dining<\/span><\/a><\/span>. Made from materials like recycled wood, metal, PET bottles, newspapers, waste fabric and more, these ingenious creations channelise beauty derived from the discarded.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da1e91f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"da1e91f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c98f39\" data-id=\"1c98f39\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34dcd3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34dcd3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Also read: <span style=\"color: #874439;\"><a style=\"color: #874439;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/blog\/brand-products-using-low-cost-packaging\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>How to brand products using low-cost packaging<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6dc9e0a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"6dc9e0a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c58f838\" data-id=\"c58f838\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-654e941 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"654e941\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f585e6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_section_title\" data-id=\"f585e6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"2\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_section_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-qi-section-title qodef-decoration--italic qodef-link--underline-draw qodef-subtitle-icon--left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"qodef-m-title\">\n\t\tSustainable production\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e59de79 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"e59de79\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5efb840\" data-id=\"5efb840\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbb2f00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbb2f00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Many big brands have been \u2018going artisanal\u2019 to cut down on waste generated by machines, and also to support dying crafts and struggling artisans. Levi&#8217;s, a popular denim brand, has been implementing sustainable practices in its production processes. To reduce its environmental impact, it has recently launched a collection called \u2018Levi&#8217;s WellThread,\u2019 that uses handmade processes such as hand-sewn buttons and rivets, and natural indigo dyeing techniques.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f7f4f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"4f7f4f6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-04c8701\" data-id=\"04c8701\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f626b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7f626b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2.-Levisresized.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15352\" alt=\"The values of Levi&#039;s WellThread initiative\" loading=\"eager\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">via levi.in<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac3ae94 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"ac3ae94\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-971ca4b\" data-id=\"971ca4b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6be0c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a6be0c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"933\" height=\"711\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2.-Sashikoresized-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15360\" alt=\"Sashiko technique employed on a pair of pants\" loading=\"eager\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-04c8147\" data-id=\"04c8147\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16d6a7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"16d6a7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"649\" height=\"711\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2.-Sashiko1resized.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15356\" alt=\"Sashiko technique employed on a t-shirt\" loading=\"eager\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Sashiko embellishment technique<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a263ee6\" data-id=\"a263ee6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-757067c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"757067c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2.-Sashiko2resized-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15358\" alt=\"Sashiko technique employed on a pair of pants\" loading=\"eager\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">via grailed.com<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7982c64 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"7982c64\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a6a272\" data-id=\"0a6a272\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eddb4f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eddb4f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">USA-based Patagonia, a well-known outdoor clothing and gear brand, has been employing the traditional Japanese dyeing technique called \u2018sashiko\u2019 to create unique designs on garments. This process uses natural dyes and reduces the need for energy-intensive machinery.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79c7ccd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"79c7ccd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-057f53e\" data-id=\"057f53e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e099a33\" data-id=\"e099a33\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c3ba25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6c3ba25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"917\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2.-Qalara-values1-resized.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16252\" alt=\"Qalara&#039;s values that are: Organic, Eco-friendly, Fair &amp; Social, Sustainable, Artisanal, Recycled\" loading=\"eager\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6631ff0\" data-id=\"6631ff0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e7adb2c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"e7adb2c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ccb9898\" data-id=\"ccb9898\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-01f1fc5\" data-id=\"01f1fc5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f84c226 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f84c226\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"921\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2.-Qalara-values2-resized.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16253\" alt=\"Qalara&#039;s values that are: Organic, Eco-friendly, Fair &amp; Social, Sustainable, Artisanal, Recycled\" loading=\"eager\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Qalara's set of values that are embedded within its diverse catalog of products<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ac172e\" data-id=\"8ac172e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-45b30e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"45b30e8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-547083f\" data-id=\"547083f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-722fecc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"722fecc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Over 90% of the merchandise on Qalara is handmade or <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #874439;\"><a style=\"color: #874439; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/products\/all-categories\/?f_values=Artisanal%2CArtisanal+Heritage%2CArtisanal+Hybrid&amp;sort_by=popularity&amp;utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=big_brands_reduce_waste&amp;utm_campaign=blog_to_artisanal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">artisanal<\/a><\/span>. Rich in detail and imprinted with the stories of their makers, these creations are exclusive and one-of-a-kind, most of the time. Afterall, they are produced one product at a time, using crafts that are often centuries old and passed down generations. Some of these beautiful crafts include Rajasthan\u2019s legacy <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #874439;\"><a style=\"color: #874439; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/gb\/?f_key_methods=Block+Printing&amp;sort_by=popularity&amp;utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=big_brands_reduce_waste&amp;utm_campaign=blog_to_block_printing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hand block printing<\/a><\/span> technique, Manipur\u2019s <span style=\"color: #874439;\"><a style=\"color: #874439;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/search\/product\/longpi\/?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=big_brands_reduce_waste&amp;utm_campaign=blog_to_longpi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Longpi<\/span><\/a><\/span> or black pottery craft, Agra\u2019s super specialised <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #874439;\"><a style=\"color: #874439; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/gb\/?f_key_methods=Inlay&amp;sort_by=popularity&amp;utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=big_brands_reduce_waste&amp;utm_campaign=blog_to_inlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">inlay<\/a><\/span> work, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #874439;\"><a style=\"color: #874439; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/gb\/?f_key_methods=Wood+Turning&amp;f_shippingOrigin=Channapatna&amp;sort_by=popularity&amp;utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=big_brands_reduce_waste&amp;utm_campaign=blog_to_wood_lacquer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wood-turned lacquer creations<\/a><\/span> from Channapatna, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #874439;\"><a style=\"color: #874439; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/gb\/?f_key_methods=Crochet&amp;sort_by=popularity&amp;utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=big_brands_reduce_waste&amp;utm_campaign=blog_to_crochet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">crochet<\/a><\/span> from Narsapur, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #874439;\"><a style=\"color: #874439; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/gb\/?f_key_methods=Handwoven&amp;sort_by=popularity&amp;utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=big_brands_reduce_waste&amp;utm_campaign=blog_to_handwoven\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">handweaving<\/a><\/span> from parts of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56e670f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"56e670f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c99641a\" data-id=\"c99641a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb00b24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb00b24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Not only are these crafts super sustainable, but many of them are also known to be wonderfully eco-friendly. Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh, for instance, is famed for its unique centuries-old bone and horn craft that uses recycled buffalo horns to create items of beauty. Every part of the horn is efficiently utilized. Even the powdered remains generated by the saws or lathes are used as manure! Even grass products, made in parts of Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh), Odisha and West Bengal are infinitely eco-friendly and sustainable, producing almost negligible waste!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c163e6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"2c163e6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2cf6d50\" data-id=\"2cf6d50\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4ab99c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4ab99c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Also read: <span style=\"color: #874439;\"><a style=\"color: #874439;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/blog\/8-innovative-super-sustainable-products\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>8 innovative &amp; super sustainable products<\/em><\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">and<\/span> <a style=\"color: #874439;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/blog\/do-customers-care-about-sustainability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Do consumers care about sustainability?<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bba5842 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"bba5842\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4341434\" data-id=\"4341434\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-136576d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"136576d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3fe527 elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_section_title\" data-id=\"c3fe527\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"3\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_section_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-qi-section-title qodef-decoration--italic qodef-link--underline-draw qodef-subtitle-icon--left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"qodef-m-title\">\n\t\tUpcycling and buy-backs \t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df686de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"df686de\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd23516\" data-id=\"fd23516\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae67731 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae67731\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The average American is said to throw away about 37 kg\/81 pounds of clothes every year, as per a survey conducted by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. Even more heart-breaking than this is the fact that experts believe 95% of textile waste can potentially be reused or repurposed, yet ends up in landfills.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-338c493 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"338c493\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21621c3\" data-id=\"21621c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af49bb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af49bb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Also read: <span style=\"color: #874439;\"><a style=\"color: #874439;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/blog\/the-dangers-of-overproduction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>The causes &amp; dangers of over-production<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/span> and <span style=\"color: #874439;\"><a style=\"color: #874439;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/blog\/recycling-versus-upcycling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Rethinking waste: Recycling vs. upcycling or both<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a9007cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"a9007cd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-85226a8\" data-id=\"85226a8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-985cb56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"985cb56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Global brands are waking up to these grim stats, launching numerous upcycling or buy-back programs to reduce indiscriminate and reckless waste generation. From Urban Outfitters to ASOS, Zara to H&amp;M, there are some wonderfully chic fashion lines available, made from upcycled textile waste.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa46e22 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"aa46e22\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c80d32\" data-id=\"2c80d32\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3decd17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3decd17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Qalara too has spell-binding collection of <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #874439;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #874439;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/gb\/?cameo=redbrown&amp;sort_by=popularity&amp;f_themes=Upcycled&amp;utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=big_brands_reduce_waste&amp;utm_campaign=blog_to_upcycled\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">upcycled<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> offerings, consciously designed and created.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-933dbb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"933dbb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-94c9b19 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"94c9b19\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bf78c0\" data-id=\"7bf78c0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d461a4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d461a4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"463\" height=\"406\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/3.-Upcyled2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15365\" alt=\"Handwoven jute &amp; upcycled textile laundry basket\" loading=\"eager\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Handwoven jute &amp; upcycled textile laundry basket<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a68358\" data-id=\"2a68358\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b6fdcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b6fdcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/product\/30101838267\/?utm_source=Blog&#038;utm_medium=big_brands_reduce_waste&#038;utm_campaign=blog_to_product\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"463\" height=\"406\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/3.-Upcyled1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15364\" alt=\"Hand stitched upcycled fabric and glass beads earrings\" loading=\"eager\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Hand stitched upcycled fabric and glass beads earrings<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe3c115\" data-id=\"fe3c115\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6779e8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6779e8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/product\/101011128519\/?utm_source=Blog&#038;utm_medium=big_brands_reduce_waste&#038;utm_campaign=blog_to_product\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"463\" height=\"406\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/3.-Upcyled7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15370\" alt=\"Handwoven upcycled cotton oblong rug\" loading=\"eager\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Handwoven upcycled cotton oblong rug<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6844dd4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"6844dd4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ba588f\" data-id=\"4ba588f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a86d0f1\" data-id=\"a86d0f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf08480 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bf08480\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/product\/101013105218\/?utm_source=Blog&#038;utm_medium=big_brands_reduce_waste&#038;utm_campaign=blog_to_product\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"463\" height=\"406\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/3.-Upcyled4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15367\" alt=\"Upcycled kantha fabric photo frame\" loading=\"eager\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Upcycled kantha fabric photo frame<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4376a94\" data-id=\"4376a94\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a42a0ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a42a0ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/product\/60101547949\/?utm_source=Blog&#038;utm_medium=big_brands_reduce_waste&#038;utm_campaign=blog_to_product\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"463\" height=\"406\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/3.-Upcyled5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15368\" alt=\"Handmade upcycled handbag with patchwork\" loading=\"eager\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Handmade upcycled handbag with patchwork<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0e3601\" data-id=\"e0e3601\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e492eb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"2e492eb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ae7e9e\" data-id=\"9ae7e9e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b5fa33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2b5fa33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45bb19e elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_section_title\" data-id=\"45bb19e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"4\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_section_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-qi-section-title qodef-decoration--italic qodef-link--underline-draw qodef-subtitle-icon--left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"qodef-m-title\">\n\t\tConclusion\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-24d47be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"24d47be\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b8dd9c\" data-id=\"2b8dd9c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0058b81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0058b81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thankfully, it is dawning upon big businesses and ventures to absorb more and more eco-friendly strategies into their production stages, right from sourcing to packaging. They\u2019re also making full use of their sizeable influence so that up-and-coming enterprises follow suit! With the guilt of reckless consumerism having weighed us down for many years, it\u2019s time to make amends as business owners as we support and launch brands that are beautiful inside-out!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-edd089c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"edd089c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45a8dc9\" data-id=\"45a8dc9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3ef8a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b3ef8a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cc2ff4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0cc2ff4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>~<\/strong> by\u00a0<strong>Sheena Thomas<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Qalara lets you in on different ways in which your business can segue into an eco-friendly direction and carry out waste reduction efficiently<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":15398,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[287,379,746,749,591,584,638,597,596,646,288,630,629,640,343,647,643,282,390,619,420,358,285,336,676,705,743,244,747,644,286,333,745,610,275,340,283,378,744,742,748,443,588,645],"class_list":["post-15301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-tos","tag-artisanal","tag-artisans","tag-awareness","tag-b2b","tag-biodegradable","tag-businesses","tag-carbon-emission","tag-circular-design","tag-circularity","tag-climate-change","tag-conscious","tag-conscious-consumer","tag-conscious-living","tag-cop22","tag-durable","tag-eco-awareness","tag-eco-conscious","tag-eco-friendly","tag-environment","tag-global-warming","tag-handcrafted","tag-handmade","tag-impact","tag-india","tag-innovative","tag-inventive","tag-landfills","tag-lifestyle","tag-management","tag-over-consumption","tag-qalara","tag-recycle","tag-reduce","tag-reuse","tag-sourcing","tag-sustainability","tag-sustainable","tag-unique","tag-upcycle","tag-waste","tag-waste-management","tag-wholesale","tag-wholesalers","tag-zero-waste"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15301"}],"version-history":[{"count":114,"href":"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15301\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26069,"href":"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15301\/revisions\/26069"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qalara.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}