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Laxaþjóð | A Salmon Nation

Our relationship with nature not only defines our history, it shapes our future, too. Yet beneath the surface of Iceland’s fjords, an industrial fish farming method threatens to destroy one of Europe’s last remaining wildernesses. Laxaþjóð | A Salmon Nation tells the story of a country united by its lands and waters, and the power of a community to protect the wild places and animals that helped forge its identity.

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We do our best to process and ship orders within 1-2 business days (Monday-Friday, excluding holidays). We kindly ask that you choose standard shipping where possible to reduce our environmental impact. If you have any questions about your order, you can reach out to our Customer Service team and we will be happy to help.

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Recycled Cashmere

We use recycled cashmere (blended with 5% recycled wool) because of its soft, lightweight warmth.

Why

In the 1960s and 70s, cashmere was used as a luxury material for overcoats, suits, and sweaters. Demand for cashmere grew as people became familiar with its soft, warm feel.

Today, cashmere is widely used throughout the industry as a commodity fiber, which is leading to overbreeding of cashmere goats, a decrease in fiber quality, and the desertification of the Mongolian region where the vast majority of cashmere goats live.

Patagonia uses high quality recycled cashmere to buck this trend and reduce the environmental cost.

Where We Are

We started using recycled cashmere in 2017 after reviewing our supply chain and noticing an increase in the overgrazing of cashmere goats in Mongolia.

Today, we collect pre-consumer scraps from European factories and send them to a sorting facility where they are meticulously sorted by color and then put in large machines that shred the fiber. We blend those fibers with 5% recycled wool to create a strong, undyed yarn that we use to make sweaters, beanies, scarves and gloves.

What’s Next

Innovations like a mechanical recycling program for cashmere and wool textile waste are helping us scale up the production of recycled cashmere. In coming seasons, we hope to incorporate it into more of our products.

Recycled Cashmere
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