Sustainable Sock Manufacturers, Eco-Friendly Socks Wholesale Supplier
As a sock manufacturer we know our goal is not to profit from making socks alone, but the ethical responsibility of protecting and preserving the environment and leaving a planet that is sustainable, safe and clean for our future generations to live on. That’s where our incentive to making sustainable socks derives from. Sustainable development is the call on each and every one.
Currently, the main materials used in making socks are cotton and synthetic yarns like polyester, elastic, spandex, etc. Cotton farming requires intensive human cultivation efforts like watering, application of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, weed killers, which causes harm to the environment. While synthetic yarns are produced through a chemical process known as polymerization, and its processing techniques unavoidably bring negative impact to nature.
Therefore, reducing the use of environmentally unfriendly materials and adopt sustainable materials will be part of the solution we as a sock manufacturers can come up with. So, what materials can be used in making sustainable socks? Here we go:
1. Organic cotton socks
Organic cotton, unlike otherwise farmed cotton, is grown and harvested in a process that uses zero chemicals and insecticide, hence minimizes the negative impact it causes to the natural environment and Eco-system.
2. Bamboo socks
Bamboo is a natural plant that grows with little human cultivation, which makes it a perfect natural material for making socks.
3. Wool socks
Wool socks are made with wool yarns that are spun out of merino wool or cashmere wool. The process of acquiring wool yarns is free from any chemical contamination, therefore wool makes another great source for making sustainable socks.
4. Hemp socks
Like bamboo, hemp and flax are also natural plants so they make great socks-making materials.
5. Recycled yarn socks
To reduce the pollution caused by artificial or synthetic plastics, scientists invented techniques to recycle and reuse wastes like plastic bottles and make socks with recycled yarns. It does not limit to plastics, used fabrics are also a major source of recycled yarns.
