Where to buy recycled T-Shirts
The t-shirt retailing industry has finally begun to fall in-line with many other markets in regards to our planet’s environmental issues and their own responsibility to help reduce its own impact on the future of our ecology.Recycled t-shirts fall into two camps:
1. Recycled materials – technologies now exist to make new cotton yarn from fabric trimmings, mills ends and second-hand cotton, and even recycled plastic bottles for a nylon mix. The process involves cleaning, shredding and blending fibres together to create an extremely environmentally friendly alternative to mass cultivation of cotton crops.
2. Used and/or refashioned t-shirts – something looked down upon until very recently, it has now become fashionable amongst those seeking either environmental cachet, and/or the vintage t-shirt collectors market, which is still in its infancy right now, but I would expect to explode in the next few years.
Everyone is now getting in on the game, including designers, charities, retailers and even some manufacturers (who obviously see the cost advantages in mass production of recycled products. Even celebrities are getting in on the act. On his recent tour, country music star (and husband to Nicole Kidman) Keith Urban ensured all of his merchandise was manufactured with reclaimed and recycled plastic bottles. Adidas are even offering recycled cotton t-shirts now.
You can view the best places to purchase your recycled t-shirts using the link below.
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