{"id":12479,"date":"2014-07-03T09:00:09","date_gmt":"2014-07-03T16:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145696.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=12479"},"modified":"2014-07-02T18:54:40","modified_gmt":"2014-07-03T01:54:40","slug":"made-usa-recycled-fiber-t-shirt-company-finds-success-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/made-usa-recycled-fiber-t-shirt-company-finds-success-sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"Made in USA, Recycled Fiber T-shirt Company Finds Success in Sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"

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U-S-A, U-S-A, U-S-A!<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re feeling patriotic with the World Cup tournament and 4th of July, you\u2019re going to want to hear about SustainU<\/a>.<\/p>\n

SustainU is a 100% recycled fiber Made in USA t-shirt company that opened in Morgantown, W.Va. about five years ago. The shirts are manufactured in North Carolina and are budget-friendly, starting at $12 per shirt.<\/p>\n

Since opening, the company has produced shirts for Ford, Budweiser, Ben & Jerry\u2019s, Lollapalooza, and Bonnaroo, among others. Founder Chris Yura, a former Notre Dame football player and fashion model, is an outspoken advocate for the future of sustainable business<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s amazing to see what\u2019s possible when you put an idea out there that makes sense,\u201d Yura said. Regardless of whether he\u2019s talking to a Fortune 500 company or a mom and pop shop: \u201cwhenever you start talking to them about — \u2018we\u2019re creating jobs and not outsourcing; we\u2019re using things that are not hurting our environment\u2019 — when you start talking about those things, it\u2019s amazing the support, and I\u2019m extremely grateful for it.\u201d<\/p>\n

During a conversation, he rattles off statistics about the environmental benefits of recycled fiber and American-made production, for example:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Using recycled cotton rather than conventionally grown cotton saves about 712 gallons of water per shirt.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The carbon footprint for a conventional t-shirt, including spinning, knitting, dyeing, finishing, cutting, sewing, and transportation, can be as much as 12.5 kg of CO2 per kg of fabric.<\/p>\n

Yura, also a mentor for social entrepreneurs, believes the Millennial generation will be known for its interest in creating social good.<\/p>\n

\u201cMillennials and the younger generation want to not just do something as a career, but do something that they really care about, not just good business ideas, also good social and environmental ideas,\u201d Yura said. \u201cI think people will definitely look out for that in the future; not just what they\u2019re creating, but how they\u2019re doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n

You can hear more about Yura\u2019s company and philosophy at his TEDx talk<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Image Courtesy of SustainU<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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