Waste Reduction

Maggie Sottero is recycling everything possible, as efficiently as we can, from bulk shipping waste to diverting stock from landfills.

  • 3000 lbs and counting of plastic shipping waste recycled through our partnership with Rocky Mountain Recycling.

  • 100% of excess stock is diverted from landfills and into textile recycling programs and donation efforts.

  • 1200+ gowns and accessories donated to community organizations and design school students in the U.S. and the U.K. including:

  • OTIS College of Art & Design

  • Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.

  • Donated 500+ discontinued gowns and accessories to Brides Across America, a community organization providing free dresses to qualified military, first responder and healthcare workers.

  • Supporting textile waste reduction efforts, we’ve provided gowns and materials to fashion students at Otis College of Art & Design, Liverpool School of Art and Design, Rare School of Fashion, Salt Lake Community College, Brigham Young University and RMIT for study and upcycling projects.

  • Eliminated single-use plastics in our offices and at market events, replacing with reusable dishware and utensils.

  • Recycling as much as we can, as efficiently as we can at our Scope 1 facilities in an effort to further reduce our municipal waste landfill impact.

  • Dedicated to electronic waste reduction, Maggie has a long-standing practice of recycling used printer toners and donation of decommissioned equipment to e-waste programs.

  • 70% reduction in printed material waste at markets.

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