{"id":30467,"title":"In partnership with Teemill can we achieve Sustainability? Circular design","description":"All Rock Water Gallery T-Shirts, Jumpers and Hoodies and other accessories like puzzles, prints and stickers are made in partnership with Teemill who are based on the Isle of Wight.  \nThis video takes you behind the scenes to experience the journey of Rock Water Gallery products - from the spinning of cotton and creation of the products in India, to the factory on the Isle of Wight where Teemill print and ship your order the same day. Every product we make is designed to come back when it's worn out. Let\u2019s make difference together, shop smart.\n\n\"I want my art to be a universal player in protecting the planet and same time bring joy.\"\n- Davina Dugnas (Founder)","content":"<p><\/p><div data-youtube-video=\"\"><iframe class=\"youtube\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zCD_bssV4ak\"><\/iframe><\/div><p><span style=\"font-family:Lato, sans-serif;\">All Rock Water Gallery T-Shirts, Jumpers and Hoodies and accessories are made in partnership with Teemill who are based on the Isle of Wight.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family:Lato, sans-serif;\">This video takes you behind the scenes to experience the journey of Rock Water Gallery products - from the spinning of cotton and creation of the products in India, to the factory on the Isle of Wight where Teemill print and ship your order the same day.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;\">Every product we make is designed to come back when it's worn out. We make new products from the material we recover.<\/span><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/q7f5ny3zhxdiosktujndikevzzbjl9udwcmfhoytnxk45gmj.jpeg.jpeg?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"q7f5ny3zhxdiosktujndikevzzbjl9udwcmfhoytnxk45gmj.jpeg.jpeg?w=1140&amp;v=2\" \/><span style=\"font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;\">Because many of our new products are made from our old products, it's quite hard to start a story that goes in a circle as the end and the beginning are the same thing. But we will try.<\/span><\/p><p><\/p><p><\/p><p>\"I want my art to be a universal player in protecting the planet and same time bring joy.\"<\/p><p>- Davina Dugnas (Founder)<\/p><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/l7qiryylv3ecixx0c9acmuvdqxwtsaxpypdcqq34vqdhqnv8.jpeg.jpeg?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"Self portrait Founder Davina Dugnas\" title=\"Self portrait Founder Davina Dugnas\" \/><\/p><p>We make products from natural materials, using renewable energy, and print products on-demand, in the seconds after they are ordered. By only producing what people need when they need it, we create efficiencies that, when reinvested, make sustainability an affordable, accessible reality.<\/p><p>Even so, the most important feature is not where Teemill products come from, how they are made or what they are made with. It's where they end up.<\/p><p>Unlike 99% of clothing that eventually goes to landfill, every product we make is designed to come back to us at the start to be remade. Instead of creating waste, we create new products from it. The technology we developed to make this modern, circular economy work is a solution we want to scale up quickly. When it comes to sustainability, climate change, the plastic crisis - we do not have much time. That is why we put it in a platform, online. That is why it is free to use.<\/p><p>Get the T-shirts now!<\/p><p>Why? Because it is 100% organic cotton, made using the the energy of the sun and the wind, paying fair wages and using eco-friendly inks. On top of that there is a take back system so the cotton gets recycled. The price is pretty awesome too, because at Rock Water Gallery we want to make sustainable fashion affordable for every pocket.<\/p><p><\/p><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/xl1njoikmzygrttemjf2e8i3ayrghyslgfycspesymr9yqd8.jpeg.jpeg?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"xl1njoikmzygrttemjf2e8i3ayrghyslgfycspesymr9yqd8.jpeg.jpeg?w=1140&amp;v=2\" \/><\/p><p>All the t-shirts we recommend you here follow the principles of slow, ethical and sustainable fashion. So if you want to share your voice about the importance to stop or at least slow down fast fashion, fear not and buy with peace of mind.<\/p><p>Oh! And send us your pics!<\/p><p><\/p><h2><strong>Our impact<\/strong><\/h2><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/lqjfvjxplthaliw0opuairdrbdgki5jnadkecroczedczt1d.jpeg.jpg?w=555&amp;h=416&amp;v=2\" alt=\"Woman standing in front of a seaside sunset holding Teemill's marine print paper packaging.\" \/><\/p><h5><strong>1,595,610kg<\/strong><\/h5><p>Plastic eliminated so far. 83,588kg from plastic free packaging and more via charity, equivalent to 78,500,542 plastic bottles<\/p><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/tgifkjs2gquw10ble3zdehecv5zfv818zmmp5agnq5jt74wl.jpeg.jpg?w=555&amp;h=416&amp;z=1.2&amp;fx=0.62962962962963&amp;fy=0.46052440374388&amp;v=2\" alt=\"Man working with organic cotton in a factory that produces materials for Teemill's circular supply chain t-shirts.\" \/><\/p><h5><strong>34,906kg<\/strong><\/h5><p>Organic material recovered and diverted from landfill, preventing 1,125,971kg of CO2 emissions and saving 697 million litres of water<\/p><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/e8frehmlungom9wyxzelkqptbgsddsqr0ewinjt9nrlyyeha.jpeg.jpg?w=555&amp;h=416&amp;v=2\" alt=\"Woman wearing an Ecosia t-shirt, one of the environmental brands who use Teemill to produce their circular economy products.\" \/><\/p><h5><strong>140,795<\/strong><\/h5><p>Trees planted during tree planting weekends, equivalent to 17,599 tennis courts and 5,434,687kg of CO2 sequestered<\/p><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/vrzrnlvhw3dxantttg8bh1zbytlzyfy9xgqs03cdxlq7bqyn.jpeg.jpg?w=555&amp;h=416&amp;fx=0.55571776155718&amp;v=2\" alt=\"Man stood by solar panels with red smoke canon. One of the renewable energy sources that powers our circular supply chain.\" \/><\/p><h5><strong>Zero Carbon Emissions<\/strong><\/h5><p>Net carbon, 5,062,172kg of CO2 minimised by using renewables, balanced by 5,434,687kg CO2 recovered through tree planting.<\/p><p>When we read that 10% of worldwide CO2 comes from clothing, that 60% of clothes are made from or with plastic and that a dump truck of textiles waste goes to landfill or incineration every second, we knew we wanted to be part of the solution, not part of the problem. That's why we set out to become the UK's sustainable t-shirt and accessories supplier and built the first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/teemill.com\/blog\/ted-talk-sustainability-circular-economy\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">circular economy in sustainable fashion<\/a>. Our products are made from GOTS certified organic materials, using renewable energy and designed to come back to be remanufactured when they're worn out.<\/p><p>It's the advanced technology in our circular supply chain that makes this possible. Out in business-as-usual land, clothes are mass produced speculatively, producing massive amounts of waste: 40% of clothing is never worn. Our <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/teemill.com\/uk-tshirt-printing-sustainable\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sustainable t-shirt printing<\/a> software prints products in the seconds after they've been ordered, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/t-shirt-dropshipping\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">shipping <\/a>direct to the customer saves transport costs and lowers emissions. Those savings are spent on making organic cotton farming and renewables affordable. Robotics does the same thing, making the packing process 30% more efficient so the 10X increased cost of using sustainable packaging made from plants, not plastic is covered.<\/p><h3><strong>Trusted by the best<\/strong><\/h3><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/t28lnl5jo1cnwocmabfz2tzhy6h3eyl9rohidexervibtuiz.png.png?w=555&amp;h=271&amp;v=2\" alt=\"BBC logo, one of the brands that use Teemill to supply their custom printed t-shirts.\" \/><\/p><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/ajg0i9wixejpvs0lza3ywcsbk2hnfyrviarksqxmrg3mbjja.png.png?w=555&amp;h=271&amp;v=2\" alt=\"WWF logo, one of the charities that use Teemill to supply their custom printed t-shirts.\" \/><\/p><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/tme8l1vcuifsei1rvwbg1kz0gtdsluepaxdog66ebax0khun.png.png?w=555&amp;h=271&amp;v=2\" alt=\"Lush logo, one of the brands that use Teemill to supply their custom printed t-shirts.\" \/><\/p><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/f0mgvq54z8oh7fsgqra8hnvyyuvf2typxa1jexa3knpkx33p.png.png?w=555&amp;h=271&amp;v=2\" alt=\"Google logo, one of the brands that use Teemill to supply their custom printed t-shirts.\" \/><\/p><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/vf9ebqagj1wah8lrekp4gv7u1cz0bqy3owg8bzkvpd7wtocq.png.png?w=555&amp;h=271&amp;v=2\" alt=\"Greenpeace logo, one of the charities that use Teemill to supply their custom printed t-shirts.\" \/><\/p><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/hyuhlniz0hwvhb4bnhvtrpua0fnxm76e1bqpon92uqb8ku6l.png.png?w=555&amp;h=271&amp;v=2\" alt=\"Selfridges &amp; Co logo, one of the brands that use Teemill to supply their custom printed t-shirts.\" \/><\/p><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/i4ya1cxxtanrbaly5vceiewbdnuoaatbjr9z3guwxmop1svc.png.png?w=555&amp;h=271&amp;v=2\" alt=\"Tate logo, one of the brands that use Teemill to supply their custom printed t-shirts.\" \/><\/p><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/iwpeeonucpsmwsxps9chmn8q8t23ttflhzypwgqsb2vbrrhf.png.png?w=555&amp;h=271&amp;v=2\" alt=\"Yeo Valley Organics logo, one of the brands that use Teemill to supply their custom printed t-shirts.\" \/><\/p><p><\/p><p><\/p><p><\/p><p><\/p><p><\/p><p><\/p>","urlTitle":"real-sustainability-circular-design","url":"\/blog\/real-sustainability-circular-design\/","editListUrl":"\/my-blogs","editUrl":"\/my-blogs\/edit\/real-sustainability-circular-design\/","fullUrl":"https:\/\/rockwatergallery.co.uk\/blog\/real-sustainability-circular-design\/","featured":false,"published":true,"showOnSitemap":true,"hidden":false,"visibility":null,"createdAt":1691024198,"updatedAt":1691192047,"publishedAt":1691192047,"lastReadAt":null,"division":{"id":297859,"name":"Rockwatergallery"},"tags":[],"metaImage":{"original":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/ift3u7wpcyks6m91w7myt2g3mkfh91i4pq1txzahwn2wjdhw.jpeg","thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/ift3u7wpcyks6m91w7myt2g3mkfh91i4pq1txzahwn2wjdhw.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/ift3u7wpcyks6m91w7myt2g3mkfh91i4pq1txzahwn2wjdhw.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"metaTitle":"Sustainable organic cotton products t-shirts","metaDescription":"Shop smart make it zero waste","keyPhraseCampaignId":null,"series":[],"similarReads":[{"id":30521,"title":"8 Interesting Ways Birds are Important to the Planet","url":"\/blog\/8-interesting-ways-birds-are-important-to-the-planet\/","urlTitle":"8-interesting-ways-birds-are-important-to-the-planet","division":297859,"description":"Free Shipping on all U. 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