DIESEL DENIM DOCUMENTARY | EPISODE 05: WASTE TO TREASURE

Welcome to the final episode of Diesel: Behind the Denim, a 5-part mini docuseries dedicated to demystifying denim production and highlighting Diesel’s commitment to offer more style with less impact. Episode 5 Waste to Treasure follows host Lea Ogunlami to fabric expert Tejidos Royo in Valencia, Spain, where she investigates the fashion buzzword circularity. Among massive piles of denim scraps in a warehouse, Lea learns that circularity is all about finding innovative ways to eliminate waste and to use and reuse materials over and over again. Fabio, Diesel’s supply chain sustainability manager, explains that Diesel uses approximately four million meters of denim fabric annually to produce its collections. Even the most efficient cutting and construction techniques result in 15 percent offcuts, the excess material that ends up on the cutting room floor when constructing a garment. You do the math. The good news is Diesel and Tejidos Royo have developed an industrial process by which fabric waste can be shredded and broken down, re-spun and blended with conventional recycled cotton to create a new yarn. #ForSuccessfulLiving