STAY VOCAL

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STAY VOCAL(SV) is a Green America certified ReUse apparel company. In 2009, STAY VOCAL was a Top 10 Nominee For Green America’s Business Of The Year.

With reuse apparel, we are doing something nobody else is doing. How many times do you see t-shirts that say “reduce, reuse, recycle” and they’re printed on brand new shirts? About half of our apparel line is made from brand new t-shirts that were going to be destroyed simply because of a misprint or over printing. The other half of our apparel is found at thrift stores and through donations, allowing us to offer more unique items.

We don't just sell reuse shirts. We reuse in any step that we can. Orders are printed on the back of would be recycled paper, shipped in used packaging (mainly cereal boxes), with labels printed on scrap paper. Even our business cards are printed on used t-shirts and then cut out.

STAY VOCAL was founded by Alex Eaves. He was driven to start the company through his work with non profit organizations, as well as selling merchandise for numerous bands who are devoted to making the world a better place for everyone. He really enjoyed seeing their impact on people and how fans were inspired to do good things. And as time went on, he really thought that he could do something similar.

At the same time, Alex also saw the mass production of new merchandise and learned disturbing facts about the garment industry. Did you ever wonder what happens to merchandise that doesn’t sell or if a band breaks up? In most cases, it gets shredded into rags or burnt. That’s right, destroyed. All that new cotton, ink, time, and money, just completely wasted. Finally, he saw a common problem throughout the world: land and natural resources were being quickly lost and trash was everywhere.

Alex named the company STAY VOCAL because of the unfortunate apathy that most people show when it comes to making positive change. He wanted to create a product line that is not only positive change in itself, but also encourages people to use the most important tool they have when it comes to making change: their voice.

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