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Environment

AirAsia is upcycling old life jackets into lifestyle products

By Chester Chin
AirAsia’s Soggy No-More collection is a series of lifestyle products handmade from expired life jackets. — Photos: P.NATHAN/The Star

AirAsia discards up to 5,000 uniforms, 100 safety vests and 200 seat belts every year. All that amounts to about 3.8 metric ton (3,800kg) fabric destined for the landfills.

Moving forward, things will take a greener turn.

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AirAsia is upcycling old life jackets into lifestyle products

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