SUSTAINABILITY

Made from 100% recycled materials

Every item of XWASTED clothing is made from 100% recycled materials that would have otherwise become landfill or ocean waste. 60% of the total material comes from recycled pre-consumer cotton, with the remaining 40% from recycled post-consumer plastic bottles.

To achieve this, our manufacturer Salvage Fashion takes the off-cuts from organic cotton production, shreds them and turns them back into soft cotton fibres. They then add fibres made from the recycled plastic bottles and spin them into a fine yarn to obtain the perfect cotton and polyester blend. Learn more about this unique and innovative process here.

All of our clothing is certified under the Global Recycle Standard and the Organic Content Standard by the Control Union, licence number CU828402. This is your guarantee that the claims about the recycled and organic status of the raw materials used are true.

Our XWASTED facemasks are manufactured by Tonlé, who share our philosophy of zero waste fashion. Based in Cambodia, the Tonlé team scour the remnant markets of Phnom Penh to collect pre-consumer textile waste from large garment factories, which is thoroughly sterilised then sewn by hand to make our masks. Learn more about Tonlé’s production methods and commitment to zero waste fashion here 

Ethically Produced

Fashion is only fun when it’s fun for everyone involved. All of our clothing is manufactured in factories accredited by the Fair Wear Foundation: an independent, non-profit organisation that works to improve conditions for workers in garment factories. Find more information about Fair Wear here.

Additionally, all clothing with the XWASTED label is certified by The Global Organic Textile Standard, which requires adherence to a strict social criteria based on the key norms of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in the following areas:

o Employment is freely chosen
o There is no forced or bonded labour
o Freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining are respected
o Working conditions are safe and hygienic
o Child labour must not be used
o Living wages must be paid
o Working hours are not excessive
o No discrimination is practised
o Regular employment is provided
o Harsh or inhumane treatment is prohibited 

Global Organic Textile certified

All cotton used in XWASTED clothing is 100% organic. It is certified by The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS), who are the worldwide leading textile processing standard for organic fibres, backed up by independent certification of the entire textile supply chain. Learn more about our manufacturer's adherence to this certification here, or read the full Standard here.  

Our clothing is also certified under the Global Organic Content Standard (OCS-BL), an independent organisation which verifies the presence and amount of organic material in a final product. Learn more about this Standard here. 

Finally, XWASTED clothing is certified under the OEKO-TEX® Standard 100, which is an independent testing and certification system for textile raw materials, intermediate and end products at all stages of production. The OEKO-TEX® label indicates the additional benefits of tested safety for skin-friendly clothing and other textiles to interested end users. Clothing with the XWASTED label meets Class I criteria for textile items for babies and toddlers up to three years, the highest of the four classes of certification. Learn more about the OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 here. 
 

Built to last

We support the #30WEARS movement – if you don’t think you’ll wear an item at least 30 times, or if you’re unsure it will last that long without falling apart, then you probably shouldn’t buy it. This philosophy of mindful consumption is the antithesis of ‘fast fashion’, where cheap clothing is produced to be worn only a few times before it falls apart or is discarded in favour of the next seasonal trend.

Our garments are made from high-quality fabrics and built to last with superior stitching and finishing. We back this up with a 30-wear guarantee – if your XWASTED piece doesn’t last at least 30 wears, we’ll refund your full purchase price and recycle the garment for you.
 

Minimal & sustainable packaging

Our post satchels are 100% biodegradable and compostable: once you’ve finished with your satchel you can simply take off the label and pop it in with your food scraps and green waste to start breaking down. The satchel will biodegrade within 90 days in a regular home composting process.

Our garment packaging is 100% plastic-free, consisting only of post-consumer recycled paper.

Pureplay E-Commerce

On average, e-commerce brands use about 30% less energy than traditional retail businesses. We minimise our footprint with no physical retail spaces and no offices – all XWASTED staff work from co-working spaces or their homes.

PETA-Approved Vegan

All XWASTED clothing is Approved Vegan by the PeTA Foundation (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). This is your assurance that no item of clothing in our range contains leather, fur, wool, skin, exotic skins or any other animal-derived fabric.

All companies that use the “PETA-Approved Vegan” logo must sign PETA’s statement of assurance declaring that their product is vegan so that ethical consumers can shop with confidence, safe in the knowledge that they’re not supporting animal exploitation. Learn more at peta.org.uk.