Reborn has expanded on its original vision and now also works with textile brands including Triad-based Sunbrella Fabrics. Reborn is averaging $15,000 in monthly revenue, but Neville wants to get that to $80K/month (almost $1M annually) a year from now. “I love this company,” Neville said. “I definitely started it
We’ve designed our cutest product yet – a teddy bear wearing a Reborn tee. These tiny tees are made from regular-size branded surplus shirts. We’re starting with our home base, NC State, and these bears will be available at Wolfpack Outfitters in just one week! From there, we’re pushing this
Today’s Cycle The way in which society consumes products and empowers economies changes by the century. This is a direct reflection of new inventions making products faster to manufacture and easier to buy. With the creation of easy manufacturing of single use plastics and mass production of clothing in the
East Carolina University is the second university to come on board and will be accessible at University Book Exchange (U.B.E.) this June. Read the full article from The East Carolinian.
This Old Thing Old clothing can become a hassle to try and recycle. You do a lot of searching, which quickly turns to frustration, and your mind immediately goes to throwing it away. We don’t always understand the consequences of tossing unwanted textiles. It may be out of sight, out
Dates provide an industry-wide problem when it comes to textile waste. Event attendees need them to get excited about the event in the present sense. After all, it’s 2019, not 2018, or 2017, and each year marks a memorable, different occasion. We understand this need to differentiate in the events
The Current Facts U.S. consumers generate approximately 35.4 billion pounds of textiles (which includes bedding, clothing, etc) each year. Of those textiles, according to the Council for Textile Recycling, approximately 83 percent enters landfills. The other 17 percent is recycled or upcycled. The Power of One Shirt Often, the
Our Zero Waste Collection was born out of our own problems with textile waste. Just like every textile brand, we have wasted material from the cutting and manufacturing process. When tees come in to our facility, the sleeves and bottom might be cut to form the pattern needed for a
Reborn For Business If you haven’t checked out our business page yet, you’re missing out. We receive an interesting and diverse range of business inquiries, from transforming an organizations’ surplus tees, to a new university partner, or an inquiry into purchasing sustainable giveaways for an upcoming event. Our team
Few orders give us as much joy as the individual items of clothing sent to our workshop to be transformed. We love transforming thousands of surplus tees and textile waste from our wonderful partners. We feel like we’re doing our best day by day to play a larger part in
