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How Workwear Suppliers Can Support World Environment Day 2025

As World Environment Day 2025 draws attention to “Ending Plastic Pollution”, it’s a timely reminder of the role uniform providers can play in reducing our environmental impact. One way is to consider how to make sustainable decisions: Produce Well, Care Well, Rewear Well.

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Produce Well – Smarter Materials, Longer Life

HeathBrook works with suppliers that are selective about what goes into the garments they produce, and that we ultimately offer our customers.

Many of our clothing ranges are made from recycled plastic bottles, turning post-consumer PET into high-quality workwear. For example:

  • ClubClass has diverted millions of plastic bottles from landfill by incorporating Repreve® fibre into its eco suiting lines.
  • Regatta Professional’s Honestly Made range uses 100% recycled polyester, including linings, zips and trims—all traceable to plastic waste.
  • ORN integrates recycled polyester yarns into durable, high-performance garments designed to last.

But production isn’t just about origin—it’s about longevity. We ensure the garments we offer are built to stand the test of time, reducing the frequency of replacements and helping our customers lower their overall carbon footprint.

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Care Well – Wash Smarter, Waste Less

Clothing that lasts needs to be looked after. Our industrial laundry service helps extend garment life and can be combined with our electric vehicle delivery service to certain airports. Plus, our laundry partner is located just ¼ mile from our HQ, so we offer both:

  • Low-mileage logistics for reduced transport emissions
  • Reduced product waste through ongoing garment care

By laundering, rather than replacing little-worn items, our customers not only save money—they significantly cut down on resource use.

We have in a previous article provided tips on how employees can maintain their uniforms, this helps ensure longevity as well as enhancing professional appearance and protecting brand reputation.

Rewear Well – Circular from the Core

Rewear Well – Circular from the Core

HeathBrook’s SMARTRECYCLING scheme ensures that worn-out or surplus uniforms never end up in landfill. From secure bin collection and tracked transport to certified garment destruction, we handle the process with full traceability.

Depending on the fabric type, your garments may be:

  • Reused to create new clothing or products

  • Transformed into insulation or acoustic materials

  • Repurposed into polyester pellets or RDF energy if beyond textile recycling

We’re even piloting initiatives like SMARTBOX, a service that combines delivery and recycling pickups in a single journey—cutting emissions and making it easier for clients to do the right thing.

A Better Way to Workwear

Our WearWell process isn’t just a sustainability strategy—it’s a commitment to responsible sourcing, practical garment care, and end-of-life accountability. It’s about producing workwear with purpose and giving our clients the tools to reduce waste, cut emissions and help end plastic pollution.

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Ask about our Sustainable Garments

Take a look at our CSR page for more details on who we work with and our commitment to sustainable operations. We can partner with you to tell your sustainability story, that your employees will be proud of.

Contact to discuss your sustainable workwear needs.