GoKawiilArc'teryx launches multiyear plan to make all products fully recyclable
Outdoor gear maker Arc'teryx is beginning a company-wide redesign effort aimed at making every product it manufactures fully recyclable, starting with one of its most technically complex hard shell jackets. The initiative is being framed as a multiyear circularity program rather than a single product launch.
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Hard shell jackets are notoriously difficult to recycle because they combine multiple layers, membranes and coatings that are hard to separate. If Arc'teryx succeeds in redesigning its most complex product for recyclability, it could set a technical blueprint other outdoor and apparel brands follow, shifting sustainability marketing from vague claims toward verifiable end-of-life solutions.
- Arc'teryx is redesigning its entire product line for full recyclability over multiple years
- The program starts with one of its most complex hard shell jackets
- Success could offer a technical model for recyclability across the apparel industry
Arc'teryx Beta Jacket — The Beta is Arc'teryx's classic GORE-TEX hard shell, the same family of waterproof jackets at the center of the brand's push toward recyclable design. It's a do-everything shell for alpine storms, rainy commutes, and everything between, built with the meticulous construction Arc'teryx is known for.
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