Recycled Polyester is a polyester that has been manufactured by using
previously used polyester items or even from recycled plastic bottles.
The process used to make polyester from recycled plastic bottles is
called rPet.
Welcome to the University of Chicago eco-friendly infant and toddler fan shop. All of our U of C Maroons baby apparel is made from eco-friendly materials including organically grown cotton. Organic cotton is grown without toxic petroleum based pesticides that can be harmful to children and the environment.
Help support the sustainability efforts of the University of Chicago by making Project571 your only place to shop for U of C Maroons infant apparel.
Project571 is the first eco-friendly and Fair Trade college apparel company in the nation. We design eco-friendly University of Chicago t-shirts, U of C sweatshirts and U of Chicago youth apparel. We also have 100% organic cotton U of C infant apparel for the Unviersity of Chicago and other major universities across the country. Project571 is proud to give the University of Chicago students, fans, faculty and U of C alumni the option to choose organic and Fair Trade certified apparel.
Organic cotton is grown without the use of toxic petroleum based pesticides that can be harmful to you and the environment. We also buy exclusively from Fair Trade certified textile wholesalers where workers are treated and compensated fairly for their work. Project571 allows the University of Chicago students, fans and U of C alumni to express their support for the environment and their university by wearing college apparel. Help make the University of Chicago the greenest school we can be.