Color:Midnight
Size:XS
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Modern bike shorts for the modern woman. The Compressive Bike Short from Girlfriend Collective is made from RPET fabric from post-consumer recycled plastic bottles (17 of them!) with a unique four-way stretch and compressive fabric that's perfect for high-impact workouts. Manufacturing these shorts uses fewer raw materials and water and produces far less CO2 emissions than conventional bike shorts. With a mid-thigh length and a cozy 11-inch rise, these non-sheer shorts are your key to worry-free workouts. Plus, the fabric is OEKO-TEX certified for quality, and ethically and responsibly made in fair labor factories! Whether you're biking to work, working out, or simply hanging, these are the bike shorts for you.
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Recycling is the process of taking an otherwise-discarded item or material and cleaning, sorting, and breaking it down into its basic form (such as fibers or pellets). This material is then used to produce new items. Recycling keeps useful materials from being discarded in landfills, prevents resource extraction due to the creation of new materials, and provides a new life for used items. Recycling can utilize both pre-consumer waste (materials left over from production) or post-consumer materials (used clothing, empty water bottles, etc).
Recycled PET utilizes salvaged post-industrial PET scraps and post-consumer products such as water bottles and other plastic containers. These plastics are dried, crushed, and spun into yarn in order to create recycled PET fabric, or polyester. By providing a use for recycled plastics, companies encourage recycling programs worldwide, while adding new value to discarded items. Currently, over half of virgin PET production goes towards making textiles, so by utilizing recycled PET, post-consumer materials are both diverting waste while taking the place of raw materials. This helps to reduce the demand for the extraction of oil, as well as energy used to produce new synthetic fibers.
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Packaging
- Ships plastic free in recycled content and recyclable product packaging
Origin
- Ethically made in the Girlfriend Collective facility in Taiwan, then cut-and-sewn in their SA8000 certified factory in Hanoi, Vietnam
Made Without
- BPA free fabric
- Colored with safe dyes
Certifications
- These RPET textiles are made from recycled materials in the Girlfriend Collective facility in Taiwan that specializes in eco-friendly and high-quality textiles, then cut-and-sewn in their SA8000 certified factory in Hanoi, Vietnam, that guarantees fair wages, safe and healthy conditions, and zero forced or child labor!
- The factory in Taiwan is SA8000 certified, which is a social accountability standard and certificate developed by Social Accountability International (SAI) that helps and protects workers worldwide by providing a standardized guideline to protect the integrity of workers’ conditions and wages.
- This RPET fabric is certified Standard 100 by OEKO-TEX, the world's leader in testing fabrics to regulate harmful substances – ensuring this textile is both safe and non-toxic.
Materials
- 79% recycled polyester (or RPET) and 21% spandex
Product Features
- 100% sheer-proof and not see-through compressive bike shorts from Girlfriend Collective
- Made from RPET from recycled post-consumer water bottles
- Four way stretch and compressive fabric for high impact activities
- Breathable, sweat-wicking and lightweight fabric
Shipping Info
- Ships same business day!
Returns
- Sale items may be returned within a 30-day period, provided they are in their original packaging, unworn, and undamaged. Should you opt for a return, please be advised that you will be responsible for covering the associated shipping costs. The return process will result in the issuance of Store Credit once product is received back at our warehouse. Should you opt for an exchange, please be advised that you will be responsible for covering the associated shipping costs.
Specifications
- True to size – see sizing chart
Product Care
- Machine wash cold with like colors and line dry flat
End of Life
- Can be recycled into new Girlfriend Collective items through their ReGirlfriend program – contact us at support@earthhero.com for more details!
Girlfriend Collective
Girlfriend Collective prides itself on being transparent, taking care of the people who make your clothes, and never putting the bottom line before what's best for the planet. Now there's a mission statement we can get behind! That means that transparency and sustainability aren't an afterthought, rather they are woven into every aspect of Girlfriend's process - and you can tell! Today, Girlfriend Collective is a diverse, size-inclusive, transparent, and ethical powerhouse in sustainable fashion whose fit and comfort may rival that of your most expensive pair of workout leggings. Since launching, Girlfriend Collective has expanded their assortment to offer many styles of leggings, sports bras, jackets, shorts, and more while still retaining their charm, commitment to transparency, and signature style. Sorry, we're not sorry, these are outfits you're going to want to live in ;)
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