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The Honu Shirt Company Sustainability Actions

Uses recycled plastic bottles

We put recycled bottles into every shirt we make, removing plastic pollution with each purchase! PET, or Polyethylene Terephthalate, is a type of plastic and a form of polyester. Fortunately, it can be fully recycled! In this case, it becomes rPET, or recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate. Once bottles are collected, sorted, cleaned, and chopped into small fragments, they are processed into a polyester thread. That thread, then, becomes our shirts!

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Blends rPET with organic cotton

To make the fabric, our “Made in USA” supplier blends the rPET with organic cotton. Certified organic cotton is grown without genetically modified plants or the use of any synthetic agricultural chemicals, like fertilizers or pesticides (except as allowed by the certified organic restrictions). This is contributes to biodiversity and sustainability, which is important to us.

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Hand-finishes shirts in the USA

YES! Beginning in New York, a reputable manufacturer provides the blank shirts. Then, The Honu Shirt Company collects the designed transfer art from a screen printer in Virginia. Finally, The Honu Shirt Company hand-finishes the shirts in California! The Honu Shirt Company, LLC is a minority-owned, family-run small business.

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Donates net profits annually

YES! we annually donate 100% of our net profits to a 501(c)(3) organization. The Honu Shirt Company, LLC is an official partner with the Hawai’i Wildlife Fund (HWF). The HWF is a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of Hawai’i’s native wildlife through research, education, and advocacy. We contribute to HWF in three ways. First, a minimum of 10% of every green or blue t-shirt sale is immediately donated to the HWF. Second, a minimum of 40% of every adoption package is donated immediately to the HWF. Third, the Honu Shirt Company, LLC donates 100% of net profits annually to the HWF.

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Supports plastic reduction

Reduce your use of single use plastics. Wherever you live, the easiest and most direct way to start is by reducing your own use of single use plastics, including 16.9 oz water bottles. Recycle properly. When you use plastics that can be recycled, always recycle them! Right now, only 9% of plastic is recycled worldwide. Clean the beach. Help remove plastics and prevent them from getting to the ocean by participating in or organizing a clean up of your local beach or waterway.

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