My pants are made from soda bottles?!

My husband's favorite store is REI.

It's practically the only place he'll shop. Of course, he's pursuing a career in Horticulture so it's more of an excuse to stock up on more hiking equipment (or as he calls it 'work clothes'). We recently visited our local REI store in preparation for our hiking trip.

There is nothing I love more than finding out just how great the companies we support are in their commitment to saving the planet. I've been thinking about how Patagonia has documented their footprint for their clothes in a very open and transparent way (on a Green Marketing scale, this is a 10!). They tell you where your clothes came from, how good or bad they are, and what they are doing to improve their material selections. What a great company! I need to buy more Patagonia clothes!

Well we received REI's catalog today, and sure enough, the cargo shorts he's been eyeing are made from recycled soda bottles. WOOT! I also love the EcoSensitive labels REI uses to tell you about the sustainable features of their clothes.

Buying post-consumer recycled stuff just makes me warm and fuzzy inside. Sooo satisfying that we've saved something from the landfill...