Let’s change the future
We're working towards a world without waste.
We exist to create products responsibly and positively because we believe that through good design, a waste-free world is possible in our lifetime.
Regenerative
We use natural, recycled, and recovered materials.
Only making what we need
To minimise waste our graphic clothing is printed in the seconds after an order is placed.
Circular
Send your clothes back to us - we’ll use them to make new products to keep clothes out of landfill.
This is what sustainable clothing means to us
Made the right way
Putting the environment first
When we read that 10% of worldwide CO2 comes from clothing, that 60% of clothes are made from or with plastic and that a dump truck per second of textiles waste goes to landfill or incineration every second, we knew we wanted to be part of the solution, not part of the problem. That's why our products are made from organic materials, using renewable energy and designed to come back to be remanufactured when they're worn out.
It's the advanced technology in our supply chain that makes this possible. Out in business-as-usual land clothes are mass produced speculatively producing massive amounts of waste: 40% of clothing is never worn. By printing in real time we only make what people need when they need it. That saves money that we spend on making organics and renewables affordable. Our robotics do the same thing, making the pack process 30% more efficient that means we can afford the 10X increased cost of using packaging made from plants, not plastic. We share this technology openly on the internet with other brands via our platform at Teemill.com
The first working circular supply chain is a systemic approach to a total redesign of the way the clothing industry works. Changing that changes the outcome. It's why we are here.
Why organic cotton?
Organic cotton is better for the producers and the ecosystem in which it is produced. Instead of toxic pesticides and fertilisers, co-planting and insect traps are used along with the special ingredient - cow poo. It encourages biodiversity and leads to the extra soft feel of our products.
Less inputs also means less water, but even organic cotton is still a thirsty crop. So where you grow it matters. The fields that grow the organic cotton for our products are in the North of India, where the monsoons fill reservoirs that supply almost all the water needed.
Made by nature, to protect it.
Water clean enough to drink
Wastewater from dyehouse effluent is a major source of pollution in the clothing industry. Where our products are dyed, the water is recovered, cleaned and recirculated.
At the end, the water coming out of the filters and going back round to be reused again is crystal clear, literally clean enough to drink. Once it has been cleaned it is then used at the input for the next batch. It is a closed loop system, designed to eliminate waste and pollution.
Modern Production
Our graphic clothing is printed in our facilities on the Isle of Wight, powered by renewable energy. The use of technology has enabled this transformation. By printing the products in real time to order, we only makes what people need and when they need it. We use water-based inks and dyes.
Powered by renewable energy
Clean, renewable energy is a vital tool to reduce the worst effects of climate change. Throughout our supply chain renewable energy is used. We use a solar farm and power manufacturing operations with renewables. In India, the factory owns two wind farms and a 150kw PV array. Renewable energy is affordable, reliable and something we are committed to using.
