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Ecological Impact

CIS-TEM CHANGE, NOT CLIMATE CHANGE

sticker with hand holding hammer and the text 'smash the cis-tem'

Production & Materials

  • Wherever possible, BWP uses handmade processes and local suppliers
  • BWP produces all goods in small batches
  • BWP prints on and ships in recycled, post-consumer wastepaper and unbleached kraft paper
  • BWP exclusively uses PLA (polylactic acid), a compostable bioplastic made from the residue of unutilized agricultural products

envelope with description of PLA bioplastic, also included below

PLA Bioplastic

PLA (polylactic acid) is a bioplastic derived from sugar, often from corn or beets.  PLA is:

  • Made from the residue of agricultural products such as stems, husks, straw, and leaves
  • Responsible for 80% lower carbon emissions than petroleum-based plastic
  • Commercially compostable


dried stems
beets with leaves & stems


UpCycling

BWP rescues once-loved shirts and gives them a new life, helping us avoid contributing to the horrors of the Fast Fashion Industry:

  • This industry continues to have a long history of flagrant human rights abuses, including exploiting incarcerated individuals
    • FashionChecker estimates that 93% of fashion brands do not pay their workers a living wage
  • The Fast Fashion Industry pollutes the air and water with toxic dyes, microplastics, and harmful chemicals
    • The UN estimated in 2019 that the Fast Fashion Industry is responsible for 8% to 10% of global carbon emissions

pollution