Quick Facts

• Distance Traveled:
  7,840 miles (12,617 km) *
• CO2 Emissions:
  3.5 pounds (1.6 kg) *
• Waste Generated:
  6 ounces (170 g) **
• Energy Consumed:
  17 megajoules (4.7 kWh) *
• *from origin as fiber through garment delivery to our Reno Distribution Center
  **from origin as fiber through final sewing

• The Good:

  Lots: We use organic cotton exclusively. Customers may recycle their used tees through our Common Threads Recycling Program. And we knit, dye, cut, sew and print our tees right here in Southern California.

• The Bad:

  Even organically produced cotton harms the environment; no form of agriculture as practiced is fully sustainable. Moreover, growing cotton is water-intensive. And though the majority of the inks we use are PVC-free, our tees won't be completely PVC-free until spring 2009.

• What We Think:

  T-shirts, as our most popular clothing item, reflect every bit of environmental knowledge we possess. But every human activity pollutes and, alas, our tees are no exception.