What makes us different?

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN

The market for high-tech performance athletic wear has exploded in the last ten years. Yet many highly engineered synthetics are not eco-friendly. Polyesters, acrylics, rayon and other popular materials used in today’s clothing items can take up to 200 years to break down in a landfill. We work with Recover Brands to keep those products out of landfills and to reuse whatever’s possible.

At Tree Athletix, we believe high performance can be highly sustainable.

Tree Athletix represents a youth movement to promote and protect the future through sustainable practices and apparel. We are athletes with a bigger goal in sight.

“Growing up on an apple orchard and being in the farm space helped me learn to value the natural world around us,” says Gwen. “There’s no reason a favorite sport -- which gets you outside and active -- should cause harm to nature.”

Performance + Sustainability: One Brand that Does Both

With its bold superhero-like logo and a commitment to recovering materials, Tree Athletix is all about the strength you find in the natural world. The brand is designed for hockey, lacrosse and other sports enthusiasts, young and old, who care about the source and life cycle of the sportswear they use. Here’s a look at how the materials for Tree Athletix products are created from recycled plastic bottles:

  • Intentionally Crafted, Sustainable Apparel

    When it comes to manufacturing their apparel, our partner, Recover, Sustainable Apparel Co., takes a holistic approach. Since the beginning, the materials they use have always been at the forefront, but they also take into account how and where their apparel is made.

    Fabric 

  • Made in USA

    Recover’s Made in USA is 100% made within a 250 mile radius of their headquarters in North Carolina from material sourcing to cut and sew, providing local jobs and greatly reducing carbon emissions.

    Supply chain 

  • Local Supply Cycle

    To illustrate just how local their supply chain is, the Recover team decided to bike it in one day. 

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  • Made in Central America

    Recover’s state of the art factory in El Salvador is a fully integrated vertical manufacturing facility where every step of the supply chain is done within the same facility. They are able to control the quality of their products while reducing their carbon footprint by eliminating transportation throughout the supply chain.

    Supply chain 

  • Vertical Manufacturing

    Check out their manufacturing process where every step is done within 10 miles - from spinning recycled fibers into yarn to sewing a finished garment.

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  • Printing Process

    Tree Athletix is able to print simple to complex designs directly onto the garment. Direct-to-garment (DTG) printing uses water-based ink, which makes it a more sustainable option. Due to the digital printing, DTG also has less ink waste at the end of the printing process, which is a more eco-friendly option.