As an environmentally minded person, it is easy to have a love/hate relationship with plastic. Green Cotton has covered plastic bag consumption, showing the environmental damage caused by plastic use. In addition, we have covered plastic recycling in other posts, showing the advantages of recycling (if we could only get better at it).
In comes Anvil Knitwear, a socially and environmentally responsible manufacturer of sportswear and accessories, which is contributing positively to the sustainable apparel industry with its Anvil Organic and Anvil Recycled brands.
Anvil Knitwear launched a new eco t-shirt made from recycled PET plastic bottles and transitional cotton. (Transitional cotton is cotton grown on farms that are in the process of becoming certified organic.)
The AnvilSustainable™ tee was designed to support two important environmental initiatives: the recycling of plastic bottles and the conversion of acreage from conventional cotton farming to organic cotton farming. Each Anvil Sustainable tee uses approximately three 20-ounce recycled PET plastic bottles, and the cotton comes from farms that are in the three-year process of transitioning to organic. Buying a shirt made with cotton in conversion is a great way to support farmers making the switch, and encourage more to do the same.


Anvil operates its business with a deep and continued commitment to respecting the planet and all who live on it. In addition to the AnvilSustainable tee , Anvil’s eco collection is comprised of 15 environmentally friendly t-shirts, fleeces and bags, including the Anvil Organic line made with 100 percent organic cotton. The Anvil Recycled tee, made from 69 percent pre-consumer recycled cotton, is certified Carbon Free  by Carbonfund.org and was the first carbon-neutral recycled cotton t-shirt on the market.
The company was recently ranked the world’s sixth-largest organic program and the largest domestic purchaser of U.S.-grown certified organic cotton. It offers 15 affordable eco styles made from a variety of fibers such as certified organic cotton, transitional cotton, recycled cotton, and recycled PET bottles and blends in addition to its over 100 traditional styles.
Photo source: Anvil
By: Julie Finkel
(Source: www.greencottonblog.com )