SUSTAINABILITY
Sustainability is at the forefront of what we stand for, we are proud to be a carbon neutral organisation enabling us to provide a greener headwear offering to our clients.
Our sustainability report can be viewed here for a detailed look into what makes us a greener, leading headwear supplier. As just a small insight the following is what we are proud to be doing to stand as a carbon neutral operation.
- ZERO TO LANDFILL – WITH OUR PARTNER AVEENA ALL OUR TEXTILE WASTE IS RECYCLED
- MEMBER OF THE TEXTILE EXCHANGE
- ECO STOCKED OPTIONS – REPREVE, POLYLANA AND RECYCLED POLYESTER
- RECYCLED EMBROIDERY THREAD
RECYCLING
Working closely with our Recycling Partner, we’re able to offer a fully secure recycling service. This is on all supplied headwear items branded or plain, on any item that is rejected or fails the decoration quality control, or a pre production sample. We can recycle them all!
We appreciate that incorrect, incomplete, or rejected logos on caps, hats or beanies must not find their way into circulation as they may damage your customer’s brands.
As well as this we are aiming to deliver against all our environmental goals. This is why we developed this secure recycling service.
The materials that are produced from the destruction process are sold in Business to Business (B2B) transactions into the appropriate sector. These materials are in free circulation via B2B supply chains. The diagram here illustrates the most common outcomes within the different tiers of recycling that we can achieve. The bulk of our waste ends up in tier 1 or 2.
RECYCLING IN THE UK
All textiles are securely deconstructed by our partners own custom-built cross-cut industrial shredder here in the UK. This ensures the textiles are broken down into small pieces that are non-recognisable, protecting the brands we work with.
All the practices are in line and compliant with ISO 9001 & 14001, BS EN: 15713 2009 and BS 7858 accreditations.
Once the textiles are destroyed, they are packed into mill size bales and transported to specialist facilities to begin the recycling phase.
When any textile product is deemed redundant, we endeavor to limit the environmental impact by closing the loop & reducing the miles that textiles will cover.
