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ECO FRIENDLY vs SUSTAINABLE.

Oz Designs and Manufacturing’s goal is to become a world-renowned supplier of high quality and eco-friendly products. We know that no manufacturing company is 100% eco-friendly. Yet we strive harder and harder each time to lessen our impact on the environment. At Oz Designs and Manufacturing, we have invested our time and focus on eco-friendly and sustainable materials. Our shareholders care for the environment. Clothing production is the world’s second largest environmental issue. We as a business want customers who share the same passion for the environment and are looking for products that are eco-friendly or sustainable.

WHAT IS ECO FRIENDLY?

According to a definition given by the website all-recycling-facts.com, eco-friendly products are “products that do not harm the environment whether in their production, use or disposal”. ... Eco-friendly products can be made from scratch, or from recycled materials. Therefore they are produced and discarded leaving no environmental damage.

WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE?

Sustainable materials are materials used throughout our consumer and industrial economy that can be produced in required volumes without depleting non-renewable resources and without disrupting the established steady-state equilibrium of the environment and key natural resource systems. They are usually recycled or regenerated materials that lower carbon emissions and use none or less virgin material. Sustainable materials are good for the environment, however are not the same as Eco Friendly materials.

OUR MATERIALS AND PROCESSES: PRINTING – SUBLIMATION vs SCREEN PRINTING

We own 8 dye sublimation printers and 2 industrial heat press.

Impact to the Worker & Environment:

Dye-sublimation is the most environmentally friendly, sustainable process possible in garment printing and production. It produces ZERO ink waste and is low in emitting noise pollution. Because the process involves turning a solid directly to a gas, there is no water needed for dyeing. However it does require paper to transfer the inks. We use sustably sourced papers and all our paper is then recycled.

Dye sublimation is the best printing option

Screen printing merely places a toxic non water soluble ink on top of the substrate whereas dye sublimation printing allows inks to permeate the fibers of the material. A screen printed image may crack in time, unlike a dye sublimated graphic print. To truly saturate the material with ink, dye sublimation is the best printing option.

Digital sublimation printing

The advantage of digital sublimation printing is that no screens are required, so it is ideal for customizing designs with changing elements such as names, numbers, etc. Sublimation is quick and easy to produce, allowing for same day or same hour printing, as well as on demand printing that reduces risk and wastage. The screen process in screen printing uses toxic chemicals that are bad for the environment. Sublimation can only be done with polyester materials.

Screen printing

If you are making many T-shirts, screen printing is a more cost-effective approach. Dye sublimation is better for small projects of just one or two T-shirts. The reason for this is because dye sublimation is more expensive and time-consuming. We offer screen printing with our partners but suggest clients to use eco-friendly chemicals in their inks.

ECO FRIENDLY vs SUSTAINABLE.

WHAT IS ECO FRIENDLY?

WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE?

OUR MATERIALS AND PROCESSES: PRINTING – SUBLIMATION vs SCREEN PRINTING

Digital sublimation printing

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