PHOTOS: Old UPS uniforms transformed into new dog leashes

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PHOTOS: Old UPS uniforms transformed into new dog leashes

UPS and re:loom partnered to take old UPS driver uniforms and turn them into dog leashes to donate to Best Friends Animal Society in the Atlanta area.

Sandy Springs-based UPS announced last year that it would redesign its uniforms. The company decided to upcycle drivers' old uniforms into dog leashes. The company partnered with nonprofit program re:loom to have the leashes made and donated to Best Friends Animal Society. (Courtesy of UPS)

The UPS uniforms were worn by the company's 125,000 drivers before being turned into leashes donated to Best Friends Animal Society. (Courtesy of UPS)

Best Friends Animal Society works with organizations to find homes for pets that are in animal shelters. (Courtesy of UPS)

The old UPS uniforms are being turned into dog leashes. The new uniforms are made out of performance fabrics with more stretch. (Courtesy of UPS)

The nonprofit Initiative for Affordable Housing in Decatur has a program called re:loom, which transforms items like old uniforms into new products. (Courtesy of UPS)

At the Initiative for Affordable Housing's re:loom program in Scottdale, Ga., homeless and low-income people are trained to make hand-woven products from textiles like old UPS uniforms. (Courtesy of UPS)

UPS said its partnership with re:loom has kept 118 tons of old uniforms out of landfills and incinerators. (Courtesy of UPS)

With a grant from the UPS Foundation, weavers at re:loom in Scottdale, Ga. are making about 1,200 dog leashes from old UPS uniforms. (Courtesy of UPS)

The leashes donated by UPS will be given to dogs heading to new homes, according to the Best Friends Animal Society. (Courtesy of UPS)

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Sandy Springs-based UPS announced last year that it would redesign its uniforms. The company decided to upcycle drivers' old uniforms into dog leashes. The company partnered with nonprofit program re:loom to have the leashes made and donated to Best Friends Animal Society. (Courtesy of UPS)