Those Jeans Look Great in your Walls

Date: September 25, 2008 | Category: Events, Green Building, The Home

Reusing items we already own is a big theme here at ecofabulous, so it was with great excitement that the fashion junkies in our office discovered a new use for their old blue jeans: turn them into green insulation.

This fall Fair Indigo, in conjunction with Cotton Incorporated and Bonded Logic, is continuing its annual denim drive to benefit Habitat for Humanity. Here is how it works: You just send in your discarded denim and Cotton Incorporated shreds them down into fibers. Bonded Logic then steps in to turn your ratty old pants into natural new insulation for a Habitat for Humanity home.

Besides being a excellent insulator, for those of us who suffer from asthma, UltraTouch is a breath of fresh air; it recently passed the extremely stringent Environmental Specification 1350 Indoor Air Pollutant testing used for California Public Schools.

UltraTouch requires a minimal amount of energy to manufacture, which conserves energy and reduces pollution, especially in comparison to the methods used to manufacture traditional insulation. And you can lose the Haz-Mat suit: the fibers in UltraTouch insulation are so natural that there is no need for the protective clothing recommended for the installation of conventional insulators.

To find out where to send your old jeans, click here. This is one insulation that will give you a warm feeling inside knowing that you’ve contributed to a cool cause.

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