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Sustainable clothing with a difference
When it comes to uniforms, most of us probably don't give too much thought to where they come from. Our initial thoughts are around the cost, and how they look and whether they will be able to endure the hardship of labour in your line of work. However, there is another factor many are now taking more seriously: sustainability
Employers strive to find sustainable ways to operate
Many businesses strive to find new ways to be sustainable and environmentally friendly, such as recycling paper, plastic waste materials and other bi- products of production. Now your workwear can be added to this process to improve environmental footprint.
Employers should bear in mind the importance of supplying first-rate uniforms, taking scope of the developing technologies and processes to benefit their employees. Factoring in sustainability alongside this is no longer a challenge, as technologies are now in place to make that choice easy.
When we think of recycling, we immediately think of how this is benefiting the environment, but we can also support the environment via the clothing we wear and that doesn't mean compromising on look or quality. Many of our leading workwear brands like Brook Taverner, Result, Sol’s, and AWD have combined style with sustainability. Successfully recycling waste materials like plastic bottles to create clothing fibres. The process entails sourcing bottles, followed by washing and cleaning the bottles before crushing them into flakes. Once the flakes are melted, they are used to make fibres and finally, the fibres are turned into fabric. We also support brands that produce garments from sustainable cotton, which is grown and produced without harmful chemicals and pesticides.
Corporate Connection in partnership with ADSA is now offering stylish ranges of sustainable and recycled work from: hi-visibility Jackets, work trousers, polo/t-shirts, sweatshirts, safety footwear, and even formal wear suits, jackets, skirts, trousers. Modern styles designed for today’s workwear sectors, all with sustainable or recycled credentials.
Be part of the process now
When it's finally time to replace your current uniforms with new ones, there are various ways we can undertake the task of recycling old workwear for you. Where possible, these garments are repurposed back into fabric, or renewable energy and reused for other purposes, such as car soundproofing, seat padding and building materials. With a recycle contract in place you can be assured that we will find the most sustainable and environmentally friendly way to dispose of them.
Looking to the future
In addition to looking at what is being done now, employers should be looking to the future of clothing, with one uncanny innovation supposedly on the horizon in the form of self-cleaning clothes. Scientists have claimed that in the future, cotton fibres will come with tiny metal structures attached which can break down grime and other forms of dirt when in direct sunlight. Imagine being able to go about your work without fretting that food or oil will stain your clothes? The benefit of
this is that your clothing will last much longer (freeing up landfill space) and will require fewer washes.