At T Shirt Printing UK, we are dedicated to delivering top-quality prints while continuously improving and optimising our garment printing processes. Beyond achieving the best possible print results, we are also committed to reducing our environmental impact.

Whenever possible, we prioritize eco-friendly printing solutions. One key example is our use of Brother's Innobella Textile Inks, a high-quality, water-based pigment ink used in all of our custom prints (DTG & DTF). Unlike traditional plastisol inks, water-based inks offer multiple environmental advantages, making them a more sustainable and responsible choice for us as a business and for your custom apparel.

THE ECO RUNDOWN

Reduced Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs):

Water-based inks, like Innobella, produce significantly lower levels of VOCs compared to their solvent-based counterparts. This results in better air quality and a healthier environment for our printing team and the surrounding community. Our priority as a small family business is to create a safe and comfortable work environment for our dedicated site team while doing our best to leave a positive environmental impact on a local and broader level. The less potential pollutants we put into the air while printing your personalised designs, the better for all concerned!

Biodegradability

Innobella textile inks offer a more eco-conscious alternative to traditional plastisol inks (which is the ink of choice for a lot of screen printers), ensuring that our printed garments leave a minimal footprint even at the end of their life cycle. We are aware that custom clothing is quite often created for a single-use purpose—whether it’s a one-off industry event to showcase your freshly launched small business, a special family occasion, or a girls/lads holiday. From commemorating a Hen Do to creating a professional and memorable first impression, custom-printed apparel can make a lasting impact—without lasting harm to the planet. With TPUK, you can wear your design with confidence, knowing that as long as the garment itself is 100% cotton, it will naturally biodegrade once its purpose has been fulfilled.

Lower Carbon Footprint

Through our use of Innobella water-based inks, we are reducing the carbon footprint of our customised clothing. Lowering the carbon footprint is crucial for a multitude of reasons, including mitigating climate change and preserving the planet for our kids, our kid's kids and so on. By choosing TPUK for your personalised T-Shirts or custom branded staff uniform, you are choosing a small business who, where possible, prioritises the use of sustainable production practices, meaning you can rest assured knowing you are making a sustainable, environmentally conscious choice.

Compliance with Environmental Standards

Innobella Textile Inks are ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX® certified and CPSIA compliant. This certification demonstrates that Brother and the ink they create stands up to strict environmental and safety standards. If a product has an ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX® certification, it means that anything used during the manufacturing process and all the product's chemical contents are safe for humans and safe for the environment. Being CPSIA compliant simply means that a product meets a series of stringent safety standards. This was implemented as a way to protect children from hazardous products. Choosing T-Shirt Printing UK for your garment printing needs means peace of mind—knowing that your printed clothing is not only high-quality, vivid and long-lasting but also, and most importantly, safe for you, your friends, colleagues, loved ones and little ones to wear with confidence.

Innovative Eco Friendly Packaging

Brother's Innobella inks go beyond just being eco-friendly—they come in innovative replaceable pouches that use less plastic, minimizing waste and further reducing environmental impact. It’s not just about the ink itself; Brother has thoughtfully designed the packaging to align with sustainability goals, ensuring every aspect contributes to a greener future. We take pride in using Innobella inks with our Brother GTX Pro Printers, allowing us to extend Brother’s commitment to sustainability to our customers with every personalised print.

But the eco-friendly benefits are just one of the reasons we trust Innobella Inks with your printed designs, this advanced ink allows us to achieve greater vibrancy, a broader colour range and improved longevity of the print itself. It is quite simply a win-win!

THE TAKEAWAY

By choosing water-based inks like Innobella, we significantly lessen our environmental impact, promoting sustainability within the garment printing industry, and passing on the numerous benefits of sustainable printing to you.

By choosing TPUK, you’re not just getting premium prints —you’re also supporting a greener, more eco-conscious approach to garment printing. We hope you feel confident in your choice to trust us with your personalised clothing, knowing we, as a garment printing business, are making choices to protect you, our customer, and our environment, locally, nationally and beyond.

Ready to start creating your custom design? Check out all the T Shirt styles we have available for customisation by clicking here.