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Uniqlo Launching Line of Recycled Jackets

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Clothing retailer giant Uniqlo unveiled a new range of recycled down jackets, as part of an effort to boost sustainability.

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The jackets were rejuvenated from 620,000 items collected across Japan. The collection will go on sale at stores and online from November 2nd. The initiative is part of a sustainability project dubbed "re-UNIQLO."

The company says it wants to protect the environment and underprivileged communities by keeping clothes out of landfills.