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Zeco Schoolwear

Sustainable Initiative

Our Solution To The Pollution

6 steps to making our eco-fabric

Each of our eco-garments saves non-biodegradable PET plastic bottles from buried landfills, and this 6-step process allows us all to put the planet first without ever compromising on quality, durability, or comfort.

Blazers & Jackets

Boys Blazers, Girls Blazers, Boys Contemporary Jackets, Girls Contemporary Jackets

100% Recycled Polyester

Made From 34 Recycled
Plastic Bottles

GRS Certified
Gold Standard 95-100% of the fabric is recycled

Boys Trousers

Full Elastic Pull-Up, Half Elastic Pull-Up, Waist Adjuster, Elastic Belted, Slim Fit, Standard Fit, Sturdy Fit, Senior Sturdy Fit, Senior Slim Fit, Senior Standard Fit

65% Recycled Polyester,
35% Sustainable Viscose

Made From 5 Recycled
Plastic Bottles

GRS Certified
Bronze Standard 30-70% of the fabric is recycled

Boys Shorts

Bermuda Pull-Up, Bermuda Standard Fit, Bermuda Sturdy Fit, Cargo

65% Recycled Polyester,
35% Sustainable Viscose

Made From 3 Recycled
Plastic Bottles

GRS Certified
Bronze Standard 30-70% of the fabric is recycled

Girls Trousers

Girls Senior Slim Fit Eco-Trouser

63% Recycled Polyester

Made From 4 Recycled
Plastic Bottles

GRS Certified
Bronze Standard 30-70% of the fabric is recycled

Skirts

Senior Stitch Down Pleat Skirt, Junior Stitch Down Pleat Skirt

65% Recycled Polyester,
35% Sustainable Viscose

Made From 4 Recycled
Plastic Bottles

GRS Certified
Bronze Standard 30-70% of the fabric is recycled

Shirts & Blouses

BS/S Shirt, L/S Shirt, S/S Blouse, L/S Blouse, S/S Revere, L/S Revere, Fitted S/S Revere, Fitted 3/4 Sleeve Revere, Fitted 3/4 Sleeve Blouse, S/S Lace Collar Blouse, L/S Lace Collar Blouse

65% Recycled Polyester,
35% Cotton

Made From 14 Recycled
Plastic Bottles

GRS Certified
Bronze Standard 30-70% of the fabric is recycled

Tartans

Tartan Bib Pinafore, Tartan Junior Kilt Skirt, Tartan Box Pleat Skirt, Tartan Stitch Down Pleat Skirt, Tartan 4 Button Mock Kilt Skirt

65% Recycled Polyester,
35% Sustainable Viscose

Made From 4 Recycled
Plastic Bottles

GRS Certified
Bronze Standard 30-70% of the fabric is recycled

Sweatshirts

Crewneck Sweatshirt, Sweatshirt Cardigan, V-Neck Sweatshirt, Jogging Bottoms

45% Acrylic,
30% Cotton,
15% Polyester,
10% Mixed Fibres

Summer Dresses

A-Line Gingham Dress, A-Line Striped Dress

75% Recycled Polyester,
25% Sustainable Viscose

Made From 12 Recycled
Plastic Bottles

GRS Certified
Silver Standard 70-95% of the fabric is recycled

Our Eco Packaging

Swing Tickets

All our swing tickets are made exclusively from FSC-certified card, ensuring their origin is from a responsibly managed and environmentally sustainable source.

Polybags

Our goal is to shift all our polybags towards materials made entirely from 100% recycled content. We are also fully dedicated to eliminating single-use plastic from our operations wherever feasible.

Our Products

Factories

All the factories we use are long-running businesses with whom we have been dealing for many years, some for decades. Additionally, they are all members of Sedex, a not-for-profit, world-leading organisation that works to improve ethical and responsible business practises in global supply chains.

Product Testing

All product lines are put through a rigorous 50-wash test conducted by an independent testing facility. This ensures our products consistently uphold the high standards for which we are renowned while also withstanding the rough and tumble of everyday school life.

Reducing Our Energy & Waste

Recycling

At Zeco, we’re always looking for ways to recycle and reduce waste. All our waste is separated, so only the minimum is sent to landfills, and we reuse and recycle as much as possible.

Re-Use Cardboard

We reuse the cardboard received through the transportation of garments to us. Those that cannot be reused are sent to our local recycling company, who recycle 100% of what they receive from us.

Charity

Any garment deemed unfit for sale or other uses, such as model display, is either picked up by our local charity shop, Dr. Barnardo’s, or sent to be used in developing countries.

Transport

Our transport systems are also considered as we try and reduce our carbon footprint. We consolidate deliveries both inbound and outbound where possible to utilise the full capacity of delivery vehicles thereby reducing emissions.

Our Sustainable Initiative

Sustainability of a garment not only comes from its production but also from its longevity. “Schoolwear You Can Trust” is a performance and ethical commitment to our customers that has always been a core part of Zeco. We do not supply supermarket quality items that needs to be regularly replaced, our uniform is consistent in colour, designed to last, and made to be passed on through siblings or second-hand shops. Zeco uniform is made to be grown out of not worn out providing sustainability and better value for parents.

Our ReNew eco-fabric is made from 100% recycled post- consumer polyester yarns and is Gold standard GRS certified.

Each blazer saves on average 34 non- biodegradable PET plastic bottles from going to landfill and displaces crude oil in the production process of the polyester for our eco-garments. Our new for 2020 eco-polyester and sustainably sourced viscose boys trousers will also save over 1 million plastic bottles from going to landfill each year. From bottle to eco- garment, our 6 step process allows us all to put the planet first, without ever sacrificing on quality, durability or comfort.

Ethical Initiative

Quality, service and price are crucial, but never at the cost of the world around us. We believe in sustaining and ensuring our fair trade ethical policies worldwide.

That’s why every Zeco garment is made to follow our standards of conduct by obtaining fabric and labour from responsible sources only and taking ethical, economic and environmental issues into consideration.

The schoolwear industry is very sophisticated and highly labour intensive. At Zeco we seek to first and foremost ensure that human dignity, safety and respect are upheld within all our factories in the UK and overseas. By doing so we ensure that all local standards and laws of each country are obeyed, if we feel that the laws are not stringent enough we ensure that our own guidelines are carried out.