The transition from summer to winter is here. Autumn is the perfect time of year where nature becomes a beautiful painting with the changing of colours. The nights become longer and the temperature gets cooler. I personally love the autumn season and enjoy watching the change from summer to fall. It’s like having a fresh new start in the middle of the year and Mother Nature tends to give us treat with her works of art (a great time to go hiking).

In the past few days, I have written a series of “Summer to Fall Transition” styling posts featuring Walmart Canada.

Walmart has collaborated with my blog, MyLyfeMyStory to present the fall outfit posts featuring items from their g:21 and George collections. With just $50 to spend, I was able to buy three unique quality pieces at affordable prices.

Introduction of In-Store Recycling Program to Canadians Continues Company Goal to Reduce Textiles Consumers Send to Landfills Each Year

SAN FRANCISCO (July 28, 2016) – Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&Co.) today announced the expansion of its clothing recycling initiative to all Levi’s® mainline and outlet stores in Canada. The company is making it easier for consumers to recycle clothing and shoes, underscoring its commitment to sustainability by reducing the volume of waste sent to landfills and creating an infrastructure that supports a circular economy.

Consumers may drop-off any brand of clean, dry clothing or shoes in the collection boxes at their local Levi’s® store. Any consumer who brings an item of clothing to recycle will receive a voucher for 20 percent off a single, regular-priced Levi’s® item in-store.

“We’re thinking about sustainability across all facets of our business and how to shift consumer behavior to make recycling clothing the norm,” said Michael Kobori, vice president of sustainability at LS&Co. “As an industry leader, we consider all phases of our product lifecycle, including stages beyond our direct control like the product’s end point. Collecting used clothing at our stores makes it simple and easy for consumers to do their part and builds upon our commitment to do the right thing for the environment.”

Expanding clothing and shoe recycling is the latest endeavor in LS&Co.’s broader sustainability goal of creating an infrastructure that supports a circular economy by 2020. In the apparel industry, this refers to designing a product from cradle-to-cradle rather than cradle-to-grave. For example, in 2014, with its pilot of Wellthread™, LS&Co. designers created 100% recyclable product from a single fiber – cotton – that not only met durability expectations of consumers, but could also be easily remade into new garments. Recycling clothing by separating fibers and creating new garments reduces the need for virgin cotton, generating significant water and other environmental resource saving.