10% cigarette butts

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January 8th, 2009 4

Not a label you’d frequently see on clothing, right? The sweater in this picture is an exception:

Image, story via Ecofriend

Geurrero Mantis has got the insight that recycling those filthy cigarette butts could make them wearable. These hats, gloves and jackets are fabricated with 10% of recycled cigarette filters and the rest comes from natural fibers.

Here’s the original article (Spanish)