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Sustainability
Materials, Life-Cycles & Ethics
Our Promise
Totem products are made to represent our commitment to protecting and preserving the environment. A major aspect of that is constructing them from the most eco-friendly materials available with the most sustainable practices. We learned a long time ago that sustainability is a journey, not a destination. We continually research and test new materials to find the most feasible and eco-friendly ones to use in our products. While the reality is that nothing is 100% sustainable (yet), our promise to you is that we will be fully transparent about our materials and production to ensure that you can make an informed choice when buying one of our products and helping to support our mission.
Sustainability In All Things
Sustainability Is One Of The Core Principles Of Our Company And Personal Lifestyles. All Our Products Are Composed Exclusively Of Renewable Materials And Produced With Methods That Have A Low Environmental Impact.
We Want You To Know That Your Totem Is Made As Sustainably As Possible*.
PRINCIPLES
MATERIALS
PRODUCTION
IMPACT
RECYCLING
FUTURE
SUSTAINABILITY
In practice and principle
Totem products are made to represent our commitment to protecting and preserving the environment. A major aspect of that is constructing them from the most eco-friendly materials available with the most sustainable practices. We learned a long time ago that sustainability is a journey, not a destination. We continually research and test new materials to find the most feasible and eco-friendly ones to use in our products. While the reality is that nothing is 100% sustainable (yet), our promise to you is that we will be fully transparent about our materials and production to ensure that you can make an informed choice when buying one of our products and helping to support our mission.
ECO-COMPATIBILITY
Our products are made with their life cycles in mind. Your product is made with recyclable or biodegradable materials so they can be easily disposed without significant ecological impact. In fact, some of our recycled materials are continually reused to make new Totem products while our biodegradable materials are composted.
RECYCLING
Many of the materials we use are continually recycled to reduce the amount of new materials we use. All of our products are guaranteed by Totem; Contact us for more details about sending us your older purchases to be recycled.
Materials
ECO FELT
WOOL FELT
LEATHER
dark gray felt - texture
Our Eco-felt is produced from 100% post-consumer recycled plastic PET bottles and is available in select colors.
1 pound of our Eco-Felt is responsible for eliminating 12 water bottles of waste
Plastic PET containers are collected from local recycling centers and sorted according to composition and color. They are then stripped of labels and caps, washed, crushed and cut into small flakes. The flakes are melted and extruded into fibers which are then baled to create textiles. A variety of textiles can then be made from these recycled fibers such as felt.
Our Eco-Felt is light, breathable, water resistant & 100% recyclable.
Flock_of_sheep
Natural 100% sheep’s wool.
Our wool felt is sourced from locally raised sheep. Sheep are first sheared to get piles of raw wool fiber and then cleaned. The wool is then carded or broken up into small pieces called wool roving. When heated, moisturized and agitated, the roving is able to compact and matte together to form pure wool felt. All of our wool felt is 100% sheep’s wool and not blended with any other fibers.
Our wool felt is naturally breathable, water resistant and as soft as the sheep it comes from.
Wool felt is made without any harm to the animals and is furthermore 100% biodegradable and recyclable.
Tan Leather
Each of our leather products are unique. They are first laser cut and then meticulously finished by hand with natural oils to create a protective barrier.
Our leather products are cleaned after cutting and rehydrated with beeswax and other natural oils. This process allows the leather to breathe, retaining its natural elasticity, water resistance and self-healing properties. In cold and wet environments, the hydrophobic coating allows water to slide off and keep the insides dry.
All products are made entirely in Colorado using locally sourced materials whenever possible.
92%
Production Efficiency
Efficiency based on raw material usage and energy used per product
.42 grams
Waste Produced Per Product
Average amount of waste resulting from creating a product
More Information About Our Sustainability Coming Soon!
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