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What Makes a Brand Sustainable? Green Certifications

Many brands know the words you want to hear and aren’t afraid to say them. But how can you tell the ones who mean it from those who only ‘green’ it? To ensure that you aren’t falling prey to green...

All About AZO-Free Dyes

 As eco-conscious consumers, we choose natural and organic fibers for our clothing and bedding. We like to know where those fibers are sourced and how they're processed. We care about the working ...

Simple Home Swaps to Reduce Plastic Use

Plastic Free July invites us to consider our disposable plastic use and encourages us to adopt more biodegradable alternatives. Here are some simple things that our team does to reduce our personal...

Earth Conscious Online Shopping

If you've ordered from YALA recently, you've probably noticed our new envelope mailer. We chose it as an ecological solution that is compact for small orders and expands for larger orders. We love ...

YALA Goes Solar

We've hit the first-year mark that YALA Headquarters has been fully charged by Solar Power. It's pretty cool that we can power our entire warehouse with sunshine, from the shipping station to our o...

Water Preservation and Bamboo

Water is collectively our most valuable natural resource, and our water systems are in trouble worldwide. With persistent droughts and the depletion of annual snowpacks and groundwater reserves, co...

Are Clothing Returns Bad for the Environment?

It's 2021; we're 51 years into officially celebrating Earth Day. Let's address the environmental impact of online shopping return rates to mark the occasion. While lax return policies make online ...

Reducing Fabric Waste

To honor the natural resources and people who work in harmony to create YALA bamboo clothing and bedding, we do our best to utilize every possible scrap of the fabric! 

Our Closed Loop Process Saves Water and Energy

Closing the loop means recovering the water and solvents used in the bamboo viscose process and reusing it again and again. Closed-loop systems reduce demand on water resources and minimize polluti...

Sustainable Bamboo From the Bamboo Sea

YALA’s bamboo fabric is easy to love—the way it fits and flows, how it feels against your skin. Have you ever wondered where it comes from?