Reduce. Reuse. Repair. Recycle.

We design for the long run — not the landfill.

Redefining Innovation

Repair, reuse, recycle, and reduce aren’t just buzzwords. They’re the backbone of how we think, make, and improve.

From the first sketch to the final stitch, we ask: Will this last? Can it be fixed? Where does it go when it’s done?We’ve built repair stations into every store. We rehome thousands of items through Continuum.

And we’re making circularity not just possible — but practical.Because performance isn’t just about what a jacket does on the hill. It’s about what it doesn’t leave behind.

99%
plastic free packaging
12,700
repairs last year
80%
clothing with recycled content
20
tonnes of gear rehomed or recycled

Sigma Waterproof Jacket

Keep Dry. Keep Circling.

Sigma waterproof - truly innovative monomer construction - fully recycled, fully recyclable performance 3 layer waterproof and breathable jacket.

Award-winning performance meets circular design. Because dry shouldn’t come at the planet’s expense.

Alpkit Circular Design Vision

Joining the circle - everything is connected

We’re unashamedly obsessive in our design process, working hard to design high quality, long lasting, environmentally preferable products - designed by enthusiasts for enthusiasts. We only select reliable factories for manufacturing, and make visiting them a priority. We consider circularity at every stage of the design process, including minimising waste, end-of-life reuse, and ultimate recyclability by striving to make products that are accepted by existing recycling waste streams.

store litter picks

Free to borrow: litter pickers and a quiet rage

Because the only thing better than a good walk is leaving it better than you found it.

Every store has litter picks on hand to borrow. Do a local litter pick around ... litter, drop it at the store to exchange it for a little treat

Try Before You Buy

Rent. Return. (Repeat).964 Rental Days A Year

Last year we rented our product for 964 days of product with our Try Before You Buy for a day, weekend, week or longer. We rent:

Bouldering Mats

 and

Sonder Bikes

 and

Bikepacking Bag Rigs


Collect direct from any store and go.

Closing the circle. Circularity initiatives in action.

Checkout Alpkit Outlet eBay store

Keep your eyes firmly on Alpkit Outlet eBay store and the outlet areas of our shops. This is the place where we feature b-grade stock and customer returns that aren't good for sale as new.

Nothing is ever wasted at Alpkit.

If It's Broke. Fix It.

Repairs the antidote to consumerism. Last year we repaired 12,700 garments. Fixing other brands gear is officially our best selling product. Pop into any store or post to us. We'll fix it if we can.
Wash and Reproof
Repair

Reduce. Resuse. Repair. Recycle.

Practical examples of how we design, repair, reuse and rehome to minimise waste.

Naked Shipping - Plastic Free. No Emporer Required 

Naked Shipping - Plastic Free. No Emporer Required 

No excess packaging. Just well-made kit, shipped in its own protection. 98% of orders are plastic-free— minimal and effective.

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Our Zero to Landfill Policy

Our Zero to Landfill Policy

Sustainability is and always has been at the forefront of what we do. That’s why we’ve been aiming to send...

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Tidy Climbers provide tidy bags for climbers to collect litter

Tidy Climbers provide tidy bags for climbers to collect litter

Leave no trace. Take only memories (or photos), leave only footprints. You know it. We like to think that it's...

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Join The Circle with Neoprene wetsuit Recycling

Join The Circle with Neoprene wetsuit Recycling

Even the most beloved wetsuit will reach breaking point at some stage. Keep your wetsuit alive and turn your old...

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GRI Standard Material Topics

Our Core Commitments

• Make world class performance products

• Minimise resource consumption - including plastic free packaging

• Extend product life – long lasting repairable products

• Actively encourage reuse and repair

• Move to circular economy – make products that are ultimately recyclable

What we achieved this year

- Our products score a record 4.6 out of 5 by our customers

- Increased the recycled content of our products to over 40%. 80% of our clothing now includes at least one significant sustainable feature (majority recycled, environmentally certified, non-mulesing or PFC-Free)

- Continued to use Higg to inform our detailed product decisions

- Carried out life cycle analysis on a selection of key products with Nottingham Trent University

- Repaired over 12,700 items

- Found a new home for 4,607 kg of customer used gear with Continuum, taking the total rehomed to over 20 tons

- Zero waste to landfill across our entire UK operations

- Averted 300,000 single use plastic bags in plastic-free shipping last year from our factories

- All our contracts use 100% renewable electricity

- Alpkit Outlet, our eBay store, is growing from strength to strength. Nothing at Alpkit is wasted and our outlet sells returned and damaged stock that we can’t sell as new

This year we will

- Target 15,000 repairs and scale up the amount of gear rehomed to 7 tons via our Continuum Project

- Increase the traceability of difficult-to-recycle materials like wetsuits and down. Where possible, close the loop

- Increase the number of camping and equipment products with recycled content to over 50%

- Increase the recycled content to over 90%