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Why Organic Cotton

The use of organic cotton is up – worldwide production has inceased 153% last year alone – and for good reason.
Less than 3% of agricultural land is planted with conventionally grown cotton, but that 3% consumes 20% of all pesticides used and 22% of all insecticides. According to the WWF [...]

Online Source for Permaset Aqua

Water based screen printers in the U.S. looking to buy Permaset Aqua and it’s accessories have sometimes had difficulty sourcing the inks. www.BuyPermasetInks.com carries full lines of the Standard Cover Range, the Supercover Opaque series, and all accessories.

Shop Anthems — what we listening to…

EcoPrintworks Recognized by Eco Child’s Play

EcoPrintworks recognized by Eco Child’s Play for printing with non-toxic, Oeko-Tex Class I certified Permaset Aqua inks. The Oeko-tex certification is especially important to parents of young ones – as it means that said products are of the highest safety standard, and certified safe for children under the age of two.
Eco Child’s Play was [...]

Ecobags on NPR

Ecobags, the leading maker of reusable organic cotton and recycled bags since its inception in 1989 is profiled in this NPR piece.

EarthPositive Wins at Printwear & Promotion

Printwear and Promotion is recognized as the leading journal for the decorated garment industry in Great Britain. At this year’s Printwear & Promotion awards and trade fair, one of our suppliers – EarthPositive was selected as the winner of the EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2008 in the ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY SAVING CATEGORY.
“We are very proud to [...]

Custom Ink

We’re excited to announce our ablitiy to mix and match colors based on your artwork to create custom ink. Color subtlety is very important when recreating logos and other tone sensitive material.
So send over your artwork, and we’ll let you know what we can do!

Permaset Aqua Inks

We print with a line of 100% solvent-free, water-based inks from called Permaset Aqua.  While the parent company, Colormark, has been the market leader in Australia for over 40 years, Permaset Aqua has been a recent revelation in the industry, and really the driving force behind our complete adoption of a fully water-based printing system.
For [...]

Tango annoited office mascot

It’s been assumed for quite a while, but at our most recent Friday staff meeting, we decided to make it official:  Tango is our new office mascot.
Congratulations Tango.

EcoPrintworks gets some Airtime

Owners Peter Imai and David Whitaker get some local airtime when Randall White stopped by from the KCOY Morning Show.  Check it out here…