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
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ihf design lor urns! ot the shirts. rn.iny !<>< .1!
artists have helped him draw In-. I -t 11 r!
ideas
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