Green fashion and sustainable style seems to be the subject that everyone is talking about lately. Clothing manufacture have a huge environmental impact including the carbon footprint, use of fossil fuels and pesticides used in the growth of cotton. When you add the huge problem of disposing of textiles and landfill in the UK, it just makes sense to wear clothes made from recycled materials.

Until recently the though of wearing clothes made from recycled materials was not particularly appealing, but lately I have been seeing more items that are recycled but also very stylish. Following the launch of the governments sustainable clothing action plan, even some of the main high street retailers like Marks and Spencer’s are now stocking ranges of eco friendly clothes, so there really is quite a bit of choice. Here are a few of my favourite recycled finds:

These U Roads recycled soul shoes have soles made using recycled truck tyres.

This cool effect slip is made with polyester from recycled plastic waste so helps to protect the earths valuable resources.

This practical and cosy fleece is made from polyester made from recycled bottles.