According to research, the apparel industry is the second most polluting industry in the world, accounting for 10% of global carbon gas emissions, and the use of dyes has led to it being one of the most water-polluting industries in the world.
With the increasing focus on environmental protection and sustainability around the world, recycled materials are becoming a highly visible fashion trend, and more and more consumers are choosing sustainable swimwear. In this environment, choosing sustainable materials is more likely to make you stand out in the swimwear industry. 

Recycled fabrics & repreve fabric

Polyester and nylon fabrics are most commonly used in the swimwear industry.Recycled polyester fabrics save nearly 80% of energy compared with conventional production of polyester fabrics, which can greatly reduce the use of oil. Data show that each ton of recycled polyester yarn can save 1 ton of oil and 6 tons of water.
REPREVE® is the world’s leading brand of recycled performance fiber. It focuses on converting recycled plastic bottles into sustainable polyester. 

Recycled nylon production uses far fewer resources than virgin nylon, greatly reducing water use, dependence on petroleum energy and fossil fuels. The well know recycled polyester on the market today is ECONYL® from the Aquafil Group. They recycle wasted nylon from fishing nets, waste cloth, and industrial plastics from all over the world. After sorting and washing, they extract nylon materials that can be recycled.

Today, there are already many excellent sustainable swimwear fabrics in China. If you come to us Liqiao as your swimwear manufacturer, you can consider using domestic recycled fabrics, which can greatly reduce production time and get low MOQ to start your swimwear business, some fabrics even have no minimum order quantity. For bulk fabrics, we can also provide relevant Transaction Certificate ( TC certificates ) .

Recycled packing

In addition to the most important sustainable fabrics, customers also pursue environmental protection for packaging materials.
Recycled poly bag - The plastic bags we use are LDPE, which is chemically stable, odorless, non-toxic and harmless to human body. We can provide bags made of recycled materials, and you can even write the content of the recycled material on the bag, because we have the corresponding certificate to ensure its authenticity.

Labels- We can provide labels containing recycled materials, it’s same as the fabric, we will knit labels with recycled yarn.
Swing ticket- Paper recycling is simpler to produce and easier to explain to the environment than other recycled materials. Except 100% recycled and recyclable cards, our hangings also have FSC certification to protect forest resources and promote sustainable management of forests.

In addition to those mentioned above, we’re qualified with Global Recycled Standard GRS certificates. GRS is designed to meet the needs of companies wishing to verify the recyclables of their products (finished and intermediate) and to validate responsible social, environmental and chemical practices in their production. the goal of GRS is to identify requirements to ensure accurate content claims and a good working environment with minimal harmful environmental and chemical impacts.
Contact us to help you get started with a sustainable swimwear brand.