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The North Face — Men’s Apex Bionic 3 Hoodie

The North Face

Men’s Apex Bionic 3 Hoodie

SweatersSKU: NF0A84HS
A

91/100

Strong across the board — well-made, safe to wear, and low planet cost.

Daily wear, no caveats.

Material A · 91Health A · 100Eco · 80Label · moderate

Label Confidence

MODERATE

Label confidence moderate — one signal suggests the composition may be incomplete or under-verified.

  • Recycled-fiber claim without explicit certification (GRS, RCS). Chain-of-custody for recycled materials is hard to verify without one.
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Why this material grade?

This product scored 91/100 on the 7-axis material rubric, based on its composition of 96% Recycled Polyester, 50% Recycled Polyester.

A (85+): Premium material composition — strong across durability, comfort, sustainability.

What this score doesn't measure

  • ×Fiber grade. Staple length, micronaire, strength. "100% cotton" could be short-staple upland or long-staple Pima — same label, very different fabric.
  • ×Yarn processing. Singles count, ply (single vs two-ply), spinning method (open-end vs ring-spun vs compact), mercerization. Invisible from any label.
  • ×Knit / weave structure. Single jersey vs interlock, knit tightness. A loose knit pills; a tight knit lasts.
  • ×Fabric weight (GSM). One construction signal among several — and high GSM can come from loose cheap yarn just as easily as from fine tight yarn. We have it for blank manufacturers, rarely for retail.
  • ×Pre-shrink processing. Sanforized cotton shrinks ~1%; non-sanforized can shrink up to 10%. Not visible from the composition tag.
  • ×Construction quality. Stitch density (SPI), seam types, collar geometry, manufacturing tolerances (AQL). These often matter more than the fiber itself.
  • ×Specific chemical loads. Health Impact flags "likely PFAS / possible formaldehyde" from composition × category — we don't lab-test individual SKUs.

We rate the fabric, not the garment. Composition is the floor of what you're guaranteed to be getting — most shoppers don't have that.

Composition

96% Recycled Polyester, 50% Recycled Polyester

Detailed score breakdown is not available for this composition format.Try manual analysis →

Premium quality

This is top-tier fabric — durable, comfortable, and well-suited for long-term wear.

🌍

This fabric will take 200+ years to decompose. That means a shirt you buy today will still exist in the year 2226.

Eco Rating

80/100

Strong environmental credentials

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Biodegradability

Not Biodegradable

Materials will persist in the environment for decades.

Health & environmental impact →

Health Impact

Microplastic shedding · skin-contact synthetic load · likely chemical treatments

A100/100

Low health impact — predominantly natural fibers with no major treatment flags.

MicroplasticsLOW

Minimal

Skin contactLOW

0% synthetic

ChemicalsLOW

No flags

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