Our Top Tips on making your merch greener!

Friday, October 15th 2021 by Jess Mountford

Now more than ever, it’s super important to be looking for ways in which we can make greener choices in our lives. We pride ourselves on the amount of top quality products we provide, and we’re constantly finding new ways to create eco-friendly merch that is easily accessible to all. 

We’ve put together a simple guide full of tricks and tips to make your merch better for our environment, so that we can all play our part in making our lives more sustainable. 

Our Guide to selecting greener products: 

Choose the recycled option.

We have a huge print range filled with all kinds of custom products that are perfect for your store. We offer recycled options across all of our paper products, with three different recycled stock colours to choose from, we can certainly make your Awesome designs much more eco-friendly. 

Check out all of our Custom Print Options here. 

Select an organic alternative.

Organic Cotton is one of the most environmentally friendly options on the market, it doesn’t have any harsh manufacturing processes and due to the high quality of soil, uses significantly less water whilst in production. Organic cotton has a huge range of benefits, starting right from the beginning of the process. By selecting organic cotton, you are not only contributing to the use of less energy during production, but also choosing an option that will stand the test of time. 

Organic cotton is also highly versatile, so it can be used in a number of different ways. From beanies, to sweatshirts and even everyday t-shirts. We stock a huge range of organic products, to ensure that you always have some great options to choose from.

                                                 Check out our Organic Range

Go for the best quality garments

Now we know that choosing the perfect garment for your designs can sometimes be a little daunting, especially when you’re faced with our enormous range. But, choosing the right garment for you couldn’t be easier! 

We stock a huge range of ethically sourced and produced garments, which not only stand the test of time, but garments that your customers will love. Below are our top 3 garment manufacturers and what they do for our planet: 

• Stanley Stella – focused on simplicity, highlighting the essence of the garment. The driving force of its founder Jean Chabert: to break codes, to change the perception of the textile industry. To offer products that respect people, the environment and customers. 

• BELLA+CANVAS – sustainably established themselves as the go-to apparel company at wholesale and resale, we have stocked them for a long time. 

• AS Colour – New Zealand based manufacturer believing quality is key, constantly respecting the details and keeping it simple. 

Eco friendly additions to your packaging

One of our most popular products has to be our Paper Stickers, they’re the perfect alternative to make your packaging or extras more eco-friendly. We have them available in a huge variety of shapes and sizes, so we’ve definitely got something in stock for you! 

Our Paper Stickers are a great alternative to our Vinyl Stickers, not only are they more eco-friendly, but they’re also high quality, with full colour custom prints available. 

Tips & Tricks

• Sustainable packaging – for your merch, why not look into some more sustainable options? Such as recycled plastic packaging, biodegradable packing peanuts or even just recycled cardboard boxes. 
• Do your research – if you’re looking to get some new t-shirts made, or even art prints, why not research into the different types of products we have on offer to make sure that you’re making an eco-conscious purchase.