
It is officially the season of sucking it up, pulling on a pair of leggings and getting yourself to the gym. A task that’s made significantly less appealing if those leggings are threadbare and don’t fit quite right around the crotch anymore.
Much of the flattering, figure-hugging activewear we have come to love has been traditionally made using non-biodegradable synthetic fabrics, such as nylon and polyester, which are energy-intensive to produce and not biodegradable, meaning they can sit in landfill for hundreds of years.