We have decided to sell high-quality, durable products made of organic cotton and recycled polyester wherever we can. 

All of our embroidery threads are 100% recycled polyester - they are made from used plastic bottles and are certified by GRS.

Certified organic cotton must be grown without the use of toxic and persistent pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, or genetic engineering. For certified organic textiles, the entire post-harvest processing (including spinning, knitting, weaving, dyeing and manufacturing) must also meet stringent environmental and social criteria.

To verify material content, our printer collects valid certificates from suppliers. As proof of the organic composition of the apparel products, they only accept Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) or Organic Content Standard (OCS) certificates. For recycled composition, they accept either Global Recycled Standard (GRS) or Recycled Claim Standard (RCS) certificates.

OEKO-TEX® certification is one of the world’s leading labels for textile safety, and it proves that the certified products are free from hazardous chemicals. We’ve listed the label in the product description of the products that hold this certification. We also use OEKO-TEX® certified inks and thread for embroidery designs.

InkDTG products: For direct-to-garment (DTG) products, we use Kornit Water-based and NeoPigment inks that are Oeko-Tex™ certified, which means they are safe to print on children’s clothing and reduce environmental waste. These inks provide a high washing colorfast AATCC rating of 4.

Sublimation products: We use Mimaki Dye Sublimation Ink Sb411 and Sawgrass SubliJet HD ink for sublimation products. Both of these inks are Oeko-Tex™ certified. For some sublimation products, we also use MYSUBLI-E Sublimation Transfer Ink.

Phone cases: We use Mimaki UV Inkjet Ink Lus 120 ink for phone cases. This ink is GREENGUARD Gold certified, which means the ink meets the gold certification for building materials, finishes, and furnishings.

Posters: For posters, we use Epson UltraChrome GS3 ink. This ink is also GREENGUARD Gold certified.

Other non-apparel products: For mugs, we use Sawgrass SubliJet HD ink. For selected non-apparel products, stickers, and canvas, we use EPSON SC80610/80600 ink.

Traditional retailers produce items before putting them up for sale, so they’re always manufactured in bulk to save money. In contrast, we only make products when an order is placed, limiting our stock to items that already have a buyer. This lets us avoid the overproduction that is widespread in the rest of the industry. Unsold stock is usually thrown out or burned, with fashion retailers alone wasting 92 million tons of textile each year. In print-on-demand (POD), waste mainly comes from items damaged during printing, and our rate of damages is consistent with the industry standard. Our printer also keep ourreshipment ratelow by taking all orders through a 3-step quality check before we ship them out.

Direct-to-garment (DTG) printing is more sustainable than other more outdated apparel printing methods, such as screen printing. Not only does screen printing use a lot of water and plastisol inks that don’t biodegrade, but it’s also generally used for bulk orders, which leads to overproduction. In comparison, DTG printing is more eco-friendly because items get printed only when they’re ordered, and this method can be used for single-item printing.

Currently, our printer can’t eliminate all plastic from our packaging, but we’re working on more sustainable versions of our packaging that wouldn’t sacrifice any of its protective properties.

Over the last 2 years, our printer has mplemented some changes to reduce our environmental impact:

• Switched to triangular boxes for posters to eliminate plastic end caps
• Implemented poly mailers with instructions on how to recycle them
• Introduced eco-poly mailers consisting of at least 30% recycled plastic for all in-house apparel orders

In 2020, our printer partnered up with waste management service providers Geocycle and Martex to take care of fabric waste in its Tijuana and Charlotte facilities. In total, they sent 206,737 lb. (93,774 kg) of fabric waste to recycling within the first year.

They've also found recycling solutions for our Barcelona, and Riga facilities, which has enabled them to recycle a total of 649,298 lb. (131,665 kg) in 2021.

Whenever possible, they also donate damaged and returned products to local charities, like the Red Cross, the American Kidney Fund, and Goodwill.