Sunbrella, which is our flagship fabric line, and one of the most known outdoor fabrics in the US, has announced a fantastic new program for recycling used Sunbrella fabrics. Here is a quote from the blog.
The new program, “Recycle My Sunbrella,” operates through a new website – www.recyclemysunbrella.com. Anyone interested in submitting Sunbrella fabrics for recycling should visit the site for additional details on the return process.
Randy Blackston, vice president of operations, said on the post that
“This program is part of our decades-long commitment to environmental stewardship.”
He further elaborated on the program.
“Sunbrella fabric has a service life far surpassing conventional fabrics, and we want to extend that life even further by ensuring it has a home outside the landfill,” Blackston said. “We will accept any pre-consumer and post-consumer Sunbrella fabrics including awning covers, boat covers and upholstery.”
CushionsAndUmbrellas has long been a enthusiastic endorser of Sunbrella fabric, offering a wide range of Sunbrella umbrellas and Sunbrella cushions in our product offerings, and we’d like to contribute to the recycling program. If you are a CushionsAndUmbrellas customer interested in recylcing your old Sunbrella based product, please do not hesitate to contact us.
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It is obvious you put a lot of care into your posts on recycling Sunbrella fabrics. I’ve been looking to do something with my older fabrics for some time . Very interesting and useful info – thanks for informing all of us. Nancy
Hi, interesting post. I have been thinking about this for my own older cushions,so thanks for writing. I will definitely be subscribing to your site.
I am trying to replace my Sunbrella canopy which I love with the same. No luck. This umbrella lost its threads due to something, I don’t know what.
@Sue – why don’t you check out http://www.sunbrella.com for their fabric gallery. You can check out the colors and patterns and see if your favorite fabric is there. Sunbrella is our preferred fabric choice, and is warranted for 5 years against fading.
@Sue Often the sewing thread will deteriorate after a few seasons, even though the Sunbrella fabric is still fresh. A lot of marine canvas shops will resew the cover back together.
@CushioinsAndUmbrellas The warranty on Sunbrella furniture fabrics has been upgraded to 5 years for purchases after Nov 1, 2008. It covers strength loss as well as fading (some fabrics won’t fade, but get very weak – both are important.) cheers!
@Hal – thank you for the update!