Taking a stroll around Portsmouth may leave you spotting many men and women in blue sporting green. Portsmouth police’s newest winter jackets are made using recycled material. The new EARTH-TEC soft-shell jacket is not only being praised for being warm, but also for contributing to the environment. Two-thirds of the members of the city's police force can be seen wearing these green jackets made from recycled plastic bottles.
earth tec soft shell jacket
In an attempt to outfit officers with new, warm jackets that could replace their outdated ones, the department's uniform committee came across the local Warehouse Clothing Outlet, which offered fleece-lined, water-resistant, economical and most importantly eco-friendly jackets. Each piece cost the department less than $40. The EARTH-TEC jacket is made of polyester fabric created from recycled bottles that are shredded, melted down into liquid form and turned back into a textile. To make the jackets part of the official uniform, they are embroidered with badges and names.
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