Spring's Most Sustainable Luggage

Five pieces that are as attractive and functional as they are green

- STORY BY LAURIE BROOKINS

TRAVEL FOR BUSINESS or pleasure can only be made better by considering how sustainability plays a role.

From selecting eco-friendly accommodations to eating locally, every step of a trip can be enhanced by adding elements both sustainable and effortless.

The luggage you purchase these days likewise falls into that idea. Sustainability has become a primary feature among most major luggage brands—and even better, they're putting facts about the recycled materials used in their construction front and center on their websites, while adding notes about eco-friendly packaging and contributions to environmental causes. With that in mind, we rounded up five recently released styles offered by luggage brands that take pride in celebrating their sustainable efforts.

Patagonia Black Hole Wheeled Duffel 70L

Founded in the 1970s by Yvon Chouinard, a renowned rock climber and environmentalist, Patagonia has always been a brand that exhibits a deep respect for nature, and that extends to the materials used to craft its products.

The Black Hole collection not only represents tough pieces that can take a beating, but they're also largely crafted of sustainable materials. This Black Hole Wheeled Duffel offers a 70-liter capacity (40-liter and 100-liter sizes are also available) and is crafted from 100-percent recycled, weatherresistant fabric.