We met with our uniform suppliers today. We are changing to Eco Friendly uniform for the Spring term. The uniform is supplied by David Luke uniform- from the clothing providers website
We have pioneered the use of recycled polyester in our Eco-Uniform range for over a decade. During that time, we have prevented over 46 million 2l plastic bottles (all post-consumer waste) from entering landfill. That is a serious amount of eco-uniform in circulation. Until recently, our products were the best kept secret in the school uniform trade, available exclusively through our 600-strong network of independent retailers and now direct to families through our own website. David Luke School Uniform is on a mission to tell the story of its sustainable school uniform to families who live a conscious lifestyle and share our passion for all things eco. Not content with turning plastic into pristine blazers, skirts, trousers (the list goes on) we are focussed on how our sustainable uniform can be worn for longer, loved more and kept in circulation for generation after generation.
In recent years we have started to look beyond the bottle, keen to find a way to continue our innovative approach to manufacturing school uniform sustainably. Our collaboration with The Circular Textiles Foundation began in September 2022 with a mission to review the design and make-up of our bestselling eco-blazer to identify the steps needed to make it a circular garment. In order to manufacture circular garments, we need to design clothes which are made to be remade whilst ensuring the price of the garment doesn’t change. Consultation from the CTF and Project Plan B has enabled us to transition our blazers into mono-fabric recyclable garments, compatible with thermo-mechanical recycling processes.
Our first fully recyclable school blazers and jackets launched in Spring 2023.
Read more about our circularity journey with the Circular Textiles Foundation.