MetaWear has just launched the nations first solar and geothermal-powered operation providing cutting, sewing, dyeing, and screen-printing of GOTS- certified organic cotton T-shirts using seaweed-based inks with no toxic inputs.

Fairfax, VA (PRWEB) - Close to our countrys capital, MetaWear has just launched the nations first solar and geothermal-powered operation providing cutting, sewing, dyeing, and screen-printing certified organic cotton T-shirts. This cutting-edge sustainable style manufacturer which uses seaweed-based inks with no toxic inputs, and pays its staff a livable wage was recently certified to the worlds platinum standard for the processing of organic textiles the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS). MetaWear is the first and only US-based GOTS factory of its kind.

GOTS, the textile industrys counterpart to the US Department of Agricultures organic food standard, covers the growing, processing, manufacturing, packaging, labeling, trading, and distribution of all textiles made from at least 70 percent certified organic fiber. As with organic food standards, a textile product carrying the GOTS organic seal must contain a minimum of 95 percent certified organic fibers, while a product with the made with organic label must contain a minimum of 70 percent certified organic fiber. GOTS-certified textiles are free of pesticides, GMOs, formaldehyde, chlorine bleaches, heavy metals, and other chemicals detrimental to humans and the environment, but typically used in conventional cotton t-shirts and textiles.

MetaWear is extremely proud to be paving the way for todays textile industry here in the US. We adhere to the most stringent global processing standards, and offer earth-conscious, socially responsible, and flawlessly-fitting screen-printed apparel perfect for promoting companies brands and messages, states Marci Zaroff, ECOfashion pioneer and MetaWear Co-Founder and President.

MetaWear, located in a refurbished Verizon facility in Fairfax, VA, makes its promotional custom T-shirts for men and women using Fair Trade-certified organic cotton. In addition, the company uses SeaInk, a proprietary dye process that uses a seaweed-derived base with no harmful inputs including PVC, resins, or binders.

With SeaInk, MetaWear can avoid the harmful impact of standard dyes without sacrificing color vibrancy, says CAS Shiver, MetaWear Co-Founder and technical mastermind behind the ink development as well as the solar and geothermal energy practices the company employs.

In addition to being GOTS-certified, MetaWear produced the worlds first Cradle-to-Cradle Certified fashion T-shirt for leading lifestyle brand Under the Canopy also Founded by Ms. Zaroff. This T-shirt was unveiled at the Cradle-to-Cradle Innovation Institutes Fashion Positive launch, celebrating its newest program dedicated to the circular economy. The five categories of focus for C2C Certification include material health, material reuse, renewable energy, water stewardship, and social justice.

I am approached regularly by organizations seeking sustainable, domestically made solutions to their T-shirt needs, says Zaroff. Authenticity and transparency in the supply chain add value, and cheap, toxic T-shirts are no longer seen as acceptable. The days of conventional GMO cotton, plasticol inks, hazardous dyes, and exploited workers are over. Todays smart businesses want to make choices that resonate with their core values.

As a result, MetaWear provides GOTS-certified T-shirts to numerous organic food and beauty companies, and has just partnered with the Organic Trade Association (OTA), where Marci serves on the Board of Directors. OTA members get a 10 percent discount on screen-printed organic cotton T-shirts and in return, MetaWear donates a portion of the total sales to OTA.

MetaWear is on its way to revolutionizing the USA textile industry one GOTS-certified organic T-shirt at a time, states Zaroff.

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