There is a lot of debate about sustainability and and eco friendly and what it means within the textile industry. The best way to reduce the impact on the environment is to use less, make less, buy less. But that is often not possible when it comes to uniform because it wears out and staff change over. So offering options which help to alleviate textile waste issues can be a compromise. For sustainable hoodies there are many options to choose from.
Organic Sustainable Hoodies
These are made from cotton which has been grown without the using synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, or GM (genetically modified) seeds. This is good for the soil and nature as it doesn’t strip it of all it’s goodness and good for the people who grow it so they don’t have deal with harmful substances. This all helps to reduce the impact on the land and environment. Clothing can be made 100% organic cotton or a mixture.
Organic in conversion
This is a great way to help cotton farmers to move from conventional farming to organic while being able to charge a fair price. It enables farmers to charge more in the few years that the farm is converting from convential methods of farming to organic methods.
Recycled Sustainable Hoodies
Using recycled fabrics like regenerated cotton or recycled polyester are a way of reusing waste fabrics or used plastics for a new purpose.
Circular fashion
Something that is also growing is circular fashion, this is where the manufacturers develop a service where they can accept old clothing back to be recycled into new fibres for new clothing, mattresses or insulation. If made into closing this completes the circle as the garment has been completely gone full circle into a new piece of clothing. If a hoodie can be produced and recycled in this way then it can really be called sustainable hoodies.
At Cotton Roots we supply a range of high quality organic cotton hoodies, organic cotton and recycled fibres and completely recycled fibres, you can see our range here.