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Avoid conventional pet leashes made with toxic dyes and cheap material, often synthetic and petroleum-derived.
❌ Synthetic material: they are made of polyester, nylon, acrylic, spandex, rayon, or polyamide. These clothes release 9MILLION plastic microfibers into the ocean every time we wash them. They make up 35% of the primary microplastics found in the oceans!
❌ Conventional Cotton: Conventionally grown cotton requires unsustainable amounts of chemical pesticides, which have a harsh effect on the environment and on the workers’ health as well. Avoid conventional cotton of any kind. Any cotton brand without the Organic Certification seal is considered conventional = toxic. Here is why: Cotton is considered the world’s dirtiest crop. Roundup Ready Cotton (RR Cotton) has been genetically modified to survive the herbicide weapon called glyphosate, Roundup, invented by Monsanto.
Avoid Greenwashing pet leashes made by brands that pretend to be sustainable, or eco-friendly when they are not. They will use their misleading marketing tricks to convince you to buy their products.
❌ Controversial manufacturing: dresses made by exploiting child labor and in other unfair environments
❌ Avoid Viscose AKA Rayon: Viscose Rayon is responsible for deforestation in Indonesia. Every year, 3.2 billion trees are cut down to make paper packaging or fabrics such as rayon and viscose.
❌ Avoid Bamboo viscose AKA Bamboo rayon: It is a bio-based semi-synthetic material created from cellulose fibers from bamboo. Even though bamboo is grown without pesticides, it is made into viscose, which requires toxic chemicals (such as carbon disulfide, solvents such as sodium hydroxide a.k.a caustic soda) and a polluting process. Plus it is mostly made in China! Therefore, bamboo viscose is greenwashing
❌ Avoid Modal: viscose that has been made using a closed-loop production process. This more sustainable process also tends to lead to slightly stronger, more durable fabrics.
❌ Avoid Lyocell: its processing also omits certain harmful chemicals altogether.
❌ Avoid Lenzing: Lenzing is a fiber production company based in Austria.
❌ Avoid Tencel: Tencel is Lenzing’s trademarked version of lyocell or modal yarn
They meet the stringent dyeing standards in the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS), meaning they are the most environmentally friendly dyes available!
🍃 GOTS Certified Organic cotton does not have toxic heavy metals, pesticides, GMOs, chlorine bleaching, toxic dyes, or PVC (all things that conventional cotton has 🙈🙊). It is made by environmentally and socially responsible manufacturing. The production respects ecological rules on waste, water use, disposal, and protection of the environment. It respects the workers, the animals, the environment, and the consumers.
🍃 Low-impact dyes: meaning they are made with less water, less heat, no formaldehyde, or other toxic chemicals.
🌳 Cork: one of Portugal’s most treasured sustainable materials. This process is mindful of the trees with a goal of sustainable production every 9 years for a 150-year lifespan. Animal-free and plastic-free, each product is handcrafted in small batches by skilled Portuguese artisans.
Certifications:
🌿Here you will find the approved sustainable pet wear made with safer materials by responsible brands that products their eco-friendly pet products responsibly in certified factories. They also take extra steps to get third party certified:
Responsible Down Standard (RDS) certified: ensures the best practices in animal welfare, and ensures the down and feathers used in Quince products are sourced responsibly
BSCI (Business Social Compliance Initiative) certified factories: aim to improve working conditions throughout the supply chain
Global Recycled Standard (GRS): manufactured in a production plant installed with solar and wastewater treatment systems to reduce environmental impact.
Sedex certified factories: aim to improve working conditions throughout the supply chain
Here you will find the best organic and sustainable pet collars on the market.
Made with certified organic cotton, organic hemp, and organic cork!
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💖 Lil' Archie's Sustainable Dog leash is crafted from recycled material.
Expertly crafted from recycled plastic water bottles, both sustainable and durable. This collar's tough design ensures it will last for years to come.
Reinforced stitching, top-tier hardware, and durable inner webbing deliver unmatched strength and longevity. Tough enough to withstand even the most determined puppy chewers.
Inside each collar is 100% recycled polyester webbing crafted from non-toxic recycled plastic bottles, effectively reducing waste in landfills and oceans.
The outer fabric contains 50% REPREVE high-quality recycled fiber, conserving energy and natural resources, and repurposing ten recycled bottles for every yard used.
MATERIAL: recycled plastic water bottles