Anvil Knitwear Unveils New Recycled Eco Tee »
Posted By greenmeany 2 months, 4 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
Anvil Knitwear today launched a new eco t-shirt made from recycled PET plastic bottles and transitional cotton, which has been grown on farms that are in the process of becoming certified organic. Named the AnvilSustainable(TM) tee, the shirt is debuting at the MAGIC Marketplace apparel trade show in Las Vegas.
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Greenopolisjoe2 months, 4 weeks ago
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I've got one of these shirts- it is soft and stretchy- I love it. I
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was concerned at first that blending cotton and PET would make the
shirt non-recyclable. But it wears longer than cotton alone, can
obviously be reused as cleaning cloth at the end of it's life, and most
importantly, the use of recycled PET in the shirt brings the cost
structure down enough to help support farmers transitioning to organic-
they can be paid the premium price they need to make the transition,
while keeping the cost of the shirt within reach for the average Joe (that's me).
I also have several Anvil sweatshirts from organic cotton that feel great and fit well. Anvil takes care of the people, too from the farmers to the sewers, all the way down and up the line, they have a great sense of social responsibility.
I really applaud Anvil as an "old line" company- over 130 years-
that is reinventing itself as a sustainable player in a new era. Just
like nature adapts to the current environment. Not only are these shirts "new from old", but Anvil Knitwear is a company that is "new from old".
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