20 litres
water per chef jacket
An average of 20 litres of water per chef jacket, by using rainwater and reusing dyeing water.
Wastewear
Our sustainable clothing line.
Dyed with food surplus such as paprika, coffee and turmeric, and considerable savings on water and power.
What Wastewear is
Stand out in hospitality wear dyed with food surplus.
Wastewear, where sustainability and innovation come together to give hospitality wear a unique and green transformation. Our distinctive approach is not only about working towards a circular economy, but also about using sustainable fabrics and dyeing with food waste. A chance for hospitality businesses to get involved in sustainability in a creative way.
01How do we work?
We dye it afterwards.
At Wastewear we dye afterwards: we first produce white hospitality wear from organic cotton and recycled polyester.
Once the garment has been made, we dye it in the colour you want. We use a concentrate of the organic materials and add it until we reach exactly the right colour.
- 01
Made
First we make white hospitality wear from organic cotton and recycled polyester.
- 02
Pigment
Orange peel, coffee grounds, paprika or carrots are reduced into a natural pigment.
- 03
Dyed
The finished garment goes into the machine and only then gets its colour.
What you save
On top of that, you save considerably.
Dyeing afterwards with food surplus saves more than chemicals: it saves water, power and time.
Zero
chemicals
A fully organic dyeing process without harmful chemicals, reusing food waste from the hospitality industry.
80%
less energy
Dryers save 80% energy by reusing waste water and warm air.
27.5 min
shorter lead time
A lead time shortened by 27.5 minutes and a saving of 17 times as much power.
The colours
Four colours currently in the collection
Not a card of swatches, but the clothing itself. This is what Wastewear actually looks like.
Coffee
Dark Coal
Milan · Chef trousers
Deep charcoal leaning towards black. The darkest colour in the line.
Berries
Raspberry
Chouf · Waist apron
Soft pink with a purple undertone. The boldest of the four.
Woad
Woad Green
Vin · Chef jacket
Grey-green, with the faded character of a chef jacket that has already done a season.
Woad
Woad Blue
Jona · Shirt
Denim blue from the same dye plant, dyed differently. Same source, another colour.
02Different every piece
No two pieces exactly alike.
A natural pigment never comes out identical twice. One piece takes deeper than the next, and on seams and hems the colour sets differently.
That is not a flaw but the mark of the line. The photos here are an average; your piece will vary slightly.
03Food waste as inspiration
Sustainable fabrics for a greener future.
At Wastewear we use orange peel, coffee grounds, paprika, carrots and more as natural pigments. Not only as a sustainable alternative, but also as a nod to the kitchen: waste that would normally be thrown away gets a new purpose and gives our hospitality wear a colourful, lively character.
Alongside the dyeing process we use sustainable fabrics to reduce our impact on the environment. Our hospitality wear is made from recycled PET bottles and organic cotton, currently the most sustainable fabrics on the market. That closes the circle and contributes to a more sustainable hospitality industry.
Award-winning innovation
Winner innovation award.
In October 2024, the expert jury of the Regio Foodvalley Innovation Award honoured us in the Manufacturing category, for chef jackets made from recycled materials. Proof that craftsmanship and sustainability go hand in hand.
Innovation Award 2024Jury Prize · Manufacturing
2024Innovation AwardRegio Foodvalley
The collection
See the whole Wastewear line
Chef jackets, shirts, trousers, bib and waist aprons, in the four colours of the line.
View the Wastewear collection