Instead of recycling your old cotton T-shirts into dust cloths or throwing them away, Rock/Creek Outfitters in Chattanooga and Icebreaker, a New Zealand-based outdoor apparel company, are offering a green option.
Together, the retailer and clothing company are transforming the tees into sustainable shopping bags.
“It’s been a huge success with our customers,” said Mark Mc-Knight, Rock/Creek marketing director. “We had a seamstress in the store (last) Friday, and we were turning the T-shirts around while people were in the store. But now we’re asking people to drop off their T-shirts and pick up the shopping bags a week later.”
Customers may bring their old cotton T-shirts into Rock/Creek’s Two North Shore location through Oct. 31. Rock/Creek will transform the tee into a reusable shopping bag at no cost, and customers will receive $10 off an Icebreaker merino wool top of their choice.
Feature writer Karen Nazor Hill covers fashion, design, home and gardening, pets, entertainment, human interest features and more. She also is an occasional news reporter and the Town Talk columnist. She previously worked for the Catholic newspaper Tennessee Register and was a reporter at the Chattanooga Free Press from 1985 to 1999, when the newspaper merged with the Chattanooga Times. She won a Society of Professional Journalists Golden Press third-place award in feature writing for ...
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