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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 6, 1992)
Shop sells ‘environmentally respectful' T-shirts j Innovative Eugene store avoids toxic chemicals by us ing water based ink By Hope Noa so" T-shirts have mm olfi'mliv en'<o ,1 the ranks among language, toilet (wjn : urns and beer as being either politicals orrei t or incorrect, The newest store to open in Eugene s downtown area is selling environmentally respectful' I shirts and sweatshirts Most of tin: designs so tar have been for organiza tions and events, such as the Women s i w Forum and Earth Dav Wlldmun Clothing uses only water based screen printing, rather than the go; rlar ink. produc t plastisol, on its I S grown cotton shirts. Most screeners today .ire using plustlsol for printing l'-shtrts. whit h nint.iim toxic chemicals Slnrl manufacturers then use toxic solvents to clean up what's It'll after the shirt malting prtx ess is over The water based mk retpnres soap and water for cleanup, gives oil no toxic vapors during screening or drying, anil results in a softer T-shirt, saiti Wildman owner ..John Howell Tht! drawbat k to water-based ink is that It is harder to work with anti is semiTranspar ent; thus only certain color combinations are possible Howell said that aside from t eating clothes that are safer lor the environment. Wildman is dedicated to building anti sup porting the community, both Ini ally and globu II v We re .1 community oriented business that is progressive and concerned alxiut the world we live in Howell said Howell saiti he has worked with many non-profit groups that are com ernetl about making the planet and sot iety a better plat e to live Wildman has made T-shirts lor more than -It) community groups, mt hiding the l.ugene parks and recreation department, Shanti, Sat red Heart General Hospital, the I 'mversi IV of Oregon Residence Stall and the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity Slitye Malewit / of Alpha lau Omega said the fraternity chose to print its I shirts through V\ ildmun lor Os last three ey ■•tits We used Wildman Ix'iause limy gays is a good prit r Maelw ;■ / said St y re environmentally safe A sell taught art, I flow el! od t C.Os-d out as a robotics engineer anti one day dr t idnd iti tlo something that yvould benet John Howell, owner ol Wildman Clothing in I ugene •> downtown mall mh lets Hmvi'll said ih.i! although ill- dm". ,i li>t uf ihf design lor urns! ot the shirts. rn.iny !<>< .1! artists have helped him draw In-. I -t 11 r! ideas Unwell s.iid (if lulu'll in l.iii’f !:■ : unu .m.i began bu tiding .1 11 ■ 11 n>• bn t ': ■■■ ,! in !hf 1 ninniutntv I in |*ruit«*<| 1 -dm!-. 1 d his ,i| irtmi-n! un his ill rung mini 1 In -nr Hi 1VV t ■ 11 ‘..lid 111 I i id II I think In' >v dd t : f‘11! ,1 ji. ami In- grabbl'd 11 Ufs|)ile tin- tug!) numbei (i! rrt.ii! storr tlnstnts m !h ■ si .s : i (.. v\ : i Iti.iii last vrar. Hovvrli said in was ^;lad to f ,i (i! -f!h' vvhrrr hr I ntilc! dispIrU uhat hr is,is m.i-!r and rn rivr more onlrrs lillsUIrss has hrrn ^rttill^ hrtlrr daV hv day. hr sals! Till' sti'!'1 i 11!11 J ■ ; 11 j - i ! is lli.i shirt lor thr April .!J l.arth Day irirhiation t h« lll.iWM ' • . U 1 hi: HI ‘ r "! thr sponsors ol th«* rvm; whi« h '.sill Iraturr lhr thr hand Crash I« -! Dmnmic'- and prr t( a mrf s Mark Ah- .:; ! 1,1 ' - •. d Notebooks & Paper Spiral Notebooks • Mead 1-subject 70 ct 53 • Dennison 3-subject 3 double pockets, college mie ,1.99 • 1 ” Vinyl Binders 3 ring plain or impnnt 1.67 Mead Filler Paper • College r. • 20I cl ■w) 2 ** 87* ALL LEGAL PADS •5*8,8 ,*11,8 ,*14 A-dorm.1 of m y imi 25% OFF Recycled Top Flight • 2 Subject Notebook 133202 '•g 229 1.85 • 3 subject notebook $33203 »Q 2 68 2.25 Calendars <s /•<.' n Day Runner H, Organizers & Refills 20% OFF ALL 1992 CALENDARS 50% OFF Essentials 3M Transparent Magic Tape ".•104 scxj*ch ■-J **« 03 n. D Stanley • Bostitch ^ \Q. Deluxe Desk Stapler S • UO Imprint «j •>. 9.95 -*g i 'i >*• 13th & Kincaid • 346-4331 • Mon-Sat A .1 I T P'S! i’V \i P* i J Oi j \ r i %-k j I. <4 ( I ;t ^ * X v- M* H 4* by tl (nivr y 4 % md tl \t tr - tl *i t* «f fin: I iHViTsjf'i (X Orn-on _. 11. J