Sundried, known for their ethically produced activewear have now raised the bar again. Clothing made from recycled coffee grounds, giving a major boost to eco-friendly activewear.
Mixing the coffee residue with recycled plastic bottles, spun into the Sundried coffee yarn has many technical benefits as well as being the greenest product on the market.
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Used coffee grounds provide a sustainable route to supply their raw materials. Utilising coffee’s natural ability to block odour, Sundried deliver eco friendly style and innovation which performs pre, during and post exercise.
The brand ethics have been at the forefront of the business and Sundried continue to partner with The Low Carbon Innovation fund to ensure their carbon footprint is reduced to a minimum. The new collections are meticulously made in Portugal and Italy, allowing fitness enthusiasts to shop sustainably.
Men’s coffee t-shirt called the Olperer T-shirt £50:
www.sundried.com/products/olperer-t-shirt
The Sundried Olperer Men’s T-shirt is made from 100% recycled materials. Using recycled coffee grounds, this t-shirt provides advanced sweat-wicking and drying technology as well as UV protection. Creating a super soft material, the recycled coffee grounds have been made into a t-shirt providing superior comfort to keep you looking and feeling your best all day long.
Made with 100% recycled materials (coffee and plastic bottles)
Utilises coffee’s natural ability to control odour and block harmful UV rays
Classic, comfortable, soft t-shirt style and fit
Perfect for all types of training and all-day activewear
Women’s coffee t-shirt called the Grivola Tee £50:
www.sundried.com/products/grivola-tee
The new Sundried Grivola 2.0 women’s top takes our sustainable ethos to a whole new level, made using recycled coffee grounds. Our Grivola tee comes in a flattering, loose fit with a dropped hem and open neckline. We utilise coffee’s natural ability to block odour and protect from harmful UV rays to bring you our revolutionary recycled activewear. Perfect for yoga, running, or gym training, this t-shirt is stylish enough to be worn all day and will soon become a staple of your wardrobe.
Made from 100% recycled materials
Utilises coffee’s natural ability to control odour and block harmful UV rays
Flattering, stylish, loose fit
Perfect for any kind of activity and all-day activewear
Coffee To Clothes – How It’s Made
Ethical clothing is sweeping the nation, and there is an ever-growing demand for more sustainable ways to produce fabric. With a rise in ‘fast fashion’ over the last few years, the mounting production of cheap clothes has meant that important values have been lost and not only does the environment suffer, but so too do the workers.
Sundried are proud to support ethical, sustainable activewear production with our range of apparel made from coffee. You’ve probably heard of fabric being made from recycled water bottles, but coffee is the latest development in responsible sourcing. First developed by a Taiwanese company in 2008, the use of coffee grounds to make clothes has been on the rise ever since. The fabric produced has a number of benefits, especially for activewear and gym clothing. It is fast-drying, sweat-wicking, and de-odorising, all benefits which are hugely important for performance clothing. Not only that, it does not require the high-temperature treatment that other materials require which reduces CO2 emissions leading to a greener planet.
So how on earth does it work?
The fabric is made from the waste product that is created when making coffee. The used coffee grounds usually just end up in a landfill, so this recycling process is truly ethical and responsible. The coffee grounds are processed in a low-temperature, high-pressured environment to make them into yarn which is then woven into naturally high-tech fabric.
The clothing that is produced from used coffee grounds has fantastic benefits, including odour control, sweat-wicking, and it dries over 200 times faster than cotton. It is also naturally anti-bacterial.
Responsibly-sourced materials are the future and ethical brands like Sundried are leading the way to a brighter time ahead for our planet. Shop our coffee collection here.
www.sundried.com/pages/fabric-choice
www.sundried.com/pages/innovative-technology
Sundried also have a collection made from recycled plastic bottles which will retail on sundried.com in June.
www.sundried.com/blogs/activewear/how-its-made-recycled-water-bottles-to-clothes
