Eco
PRK has been washing and developing new ways to improve technology in
the fashion industry for private labels
and two lines of their own Tortoise Jeans and Natural Cast. They want to expose
the back end of the denim washing process, the problem and offer a solution that
denim can be washed without the use of any chemicals and with little to no water
at all. They are continually finding and innovating new ways to an old process
of washing denim.
The company was established in 2013, by co-founders Kevin Young, Daniel Park and
Myung Koh.
Eco PRK, People Reshaping know how, started with a dream of
creating a place where laundry water runs clear and no chemicals pollute the
environment. This place was never heard of and many people did not believe that
this could be true. It was generally accepted that denim cannot be washed
without water or chemicals. So this company set out on a journey to prove to
the world that anything is possible. They planted a little seed, nurtured it and
saw how it has grown into what is now Eco PRK.
Kevin Young made living out of college in one of the
best denim factories in the US where he had grown fond of indigo.
As his mentor, Adiano Goldschmied nurtured his love for denim and this
passion lead him to dig deeper into the process of jeans manufacturing. This
enabled him to realize how the production of this standard jeans involves plenty
of harmful chemical and tons of energy and water waste.
They came up with an innovative organic waste patent pending
(#13746144) method with the goal of providing the possibility of creating
beautiful, ethical organic and transparent denim without depleting the planet of
its natural resources.
They use 80% less water, they use 70% less energy and they
say that they use no harmful chemicals.
By going green on your blue jeans, you help preserve the
planet for the next generation.
This all sounds like very good news for denim jean factories.
Hopefully they will be buying denim fabrics from mills that are working toward
saving the environment.
Learn more about Eco PRK denim solutions at
http://ecoprk.com/
You may want to also learn about stone
washing jeans. Also, if you have some spare time, I would suggest reading
the denim
dictionary blog post which will lead you to a nice denim glossary so that
you can continue your research on this subject.