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How to Transition to an Ethical Wardrobe

We all know the harsh impact of the fast fashion industry on our planet and we want to do our part, but what if it's just seemingly out of our budget? I am here to tell you that it is definitely possible and will share my top 5 tips for building an ethical closest.
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10 Plastic Items To Ditch To Protect Our Ocean

This June we celebrate World Ocean Month. World Ocean Month was created to allow people around the planet to celebrate and honor the ocean which connects us all. The main focus of this month is to prevent plastic pollution and encourage solutions for a healthy ocean.
6 Ways To Live Sustainably This Summer

6 Ways To Live Sustainably This Summer

If you are new to the concept of sustainability, summer is the perfect season to start practicing your efforts. The sunshine, fresh air, and positive vibes make it enjoyable to be outside and make good choices to help our environment. Simply put, sustainability is the ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level. This means that by being sustainable you are avoiding the depletion of natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance. Changing all of your choices and habits to constantly consider the environment may seem hard at first, but being sustainable can be very easy. There are so many small and simple choices we could make in our daily lives to better the impact we, as humans, make on our beautiful planet. Here are 6 easy ways to live sustainably this summer:
14 Ways To Love The Planet

14 Ways To Love The Planet

14 sustainable ways to love your planet from self-care strategist and boss babe Kasey Dreier.
Plastic and The Health of Our Oceans

Plastic and The Health of Our Oceans

At this point I do not have to tell you that Wolven Threads' creates clothing made from recycled plastic bottles, you already know that. What you might not know however, is how all of this plastic waste is impacting our oceans and why our wolfpack is so intent on creating clothing that is environmentally sustainable.

Let me dive right in. Plastic negatively impacts our oceans harming and killing over 267 different species of marine wildlife each year. Thousands of sea turtles, fish, great white sharks and marine mammals are killed from suffocation, ingestion, drowning, and entanglement due to an alarming 8.8 million tons of plastic litter overtaking our ocean surfaces yearly. The scary news is, without taking action by the year 2050, there will be more plastic litter in our oceans than fish.

Before The Stitching Starts: A Deeper Look Into How Our Recycled Clothing is Created

Before The Stitching Starts: A Deeper Look Into How Our Recycled Clothing is Created

As you probably already know, our fabric is made from recycled plastic bottles.  We wanted to take it a step further and share a little bit more information about the process with our wolfpack.

So, the first question is, why recycled bottles?  As a sustainably minded business, our hope is that eventually plastics will be eliminated from the fashion industry so that we can move towards a more plastic free planet.  Plastics can take up to 400 years to biodegrade, and in utilizing plastic bottles for our garments, we are are creating a second life for bottles and off-setting the production of new polyester.