We partnered with OurCarbon® and Virus Inks to exclusively offer this revolutionary ink that transforms biosolids from wastewater treatment (that would normally end up in a landfill) into a super clean, carbon negative black pigment. This water based ink is made with 80% bio based ingredients and tinted exclusively with OurCarbon.

The vast majority of black inks used today are made with a highly polluting pigment called Carbon Black that comes from the combustion of crude oil. For each ton of this material produced, more than 3 tons of CO2 (the main greenhouse gas causing global warming) are released into the atmosphere.

OurCarbon's pigment comes from organic waste transformed through pyrolysis, the heating of organic materials to high temperatures in the absence of oxygen. The high heat and low oxygen environment destroys contaminants, including microplastics, pharmaceuticals, and even PFAS.

The result is a clean fixed carbon pigment, bound together so tightly it will not break down into greenhouse gases for centuries. For every ton of pigment produced, over 1 ton of CO2 is removed from the atmospheric cycle – it's carbon negative!

Printing with this black ink consumes less energy, uses less materials, and really transforms waste into something clean and valuable! It's ultimately the most sustainable option when it comes to screen printing custom apparel.