Swany’s enviro-friendly Eco-Circle line is touted as the first “Cradle to Grave” recyclable gloves and mittens. Swany’s closed-loop recycling process for polyester products can eliminate any pair of Eco-Circle gloves taking up space in a landfill. Once your Swany gloves are spent, pop the pair in the company provided envelope and drop the package in the mail to Swany’s Johnston, New York location.

Swany cuts out the polyurethane palm which is recycled domestically. Swany has partnered with Japan-based Teijin to help with the rest of the Eco-Circle recycling system. The remaining polyester parts of the glove is chemically decomposed and converted to new polyester raw material at Teijin’s recycling center.

Swany does not assign a temperature range to the Eco-Gaunt. They are best used for the majority of colder weather (20 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit temperature range). Less than 20 degree threshold, stick pair of glove liners in your snow jacket’s chest pocket. They may be needed since the gloves let the frosty temperatures through at lower temperatures during testing.

Swany advertised that the Eco-Gaunt gloves are waterproof. The gloves held up on the mountain and in the 'testing lab'. Water did not penetrate the gloves’ liner when submerged to the wrist for over a minute.

images/SwanySwany’s Eco-Circle line has upped the expectations for their peers “green” policies, and the Eco-Gaunt meets the needs of most recreational skiers. It will keep your hands warm in the most common temperature zone for skiing and is waterproof. And they will not take up space in your waste can once you use and abuse them to their end. (MSRP $60)

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