all pieces are made from pRE and pOST consumer recycled textiles; SOURCED FROM FOUND +/DONATED +/THRIFTED +/DEADSTOCK MATERIALS.

made by war is proud to source DEADSTOCK AND SECOND HAND MATERIALS from neighbourhood businesses and contribute to the local economy.

favourite stores to source from are double take, which OPERATES in support of the yonge street mission, and the iconic black market vintage.

ALL ORDERS AND PACKAGED AND SHIPPED WITH POST-CONSUMER RECYCLED +/ RECYCLABLE +/ BIODEGRADABLE MATERIALS

NEWSPAPER - MADE FROM RECYCLED MATERIALS, RECYCLABLE, BIODEGRADABLE / COMPOSTABLE Newspaper is safe to compost, but it breaks down quite slowly because of its high lignin content. (Lignin is a substance found in the woody cell walls of plants, and it is highly resistant to decomposition). Most newspapers today use water or soy-based inks. READ MORE

POSTCARD - MADE FROM RECYCLED MATERIALS, RECYCLABLE, BIODEGRADABLE / COMPOSTABLE Postcards made of recycled paper stock, printed with soy based ink. READ MORE

TAPE - BIODEGRADABLE / COMPOSTABLE A cellulose backing with a high-performing natural rubber adhesive. Combined, these two elements form the PERFECT plant-based, renewable, and biodegradable tape. READ MORE

GLUE - biodegradable / RECYCLABLE Glue made from 98% natural ingredients, which is also solvent and PVC free. Its recyclable bio-plastic container is made from sustainably cultivated sugarcane. READ MORE

LABELS & TAPE - MADE FROM RECYCLED MATERIALS, BIODEGRADABLE / COMPOSTABLE Label paper and packaging are made of 100% recycled material and are printed using environmentally-friendly, soy and vegetable based inks derived from renewable materials rather than solvent-based inks. READ MORE

tissue paper - MADE FROM RECYCLED MATERIALS, BIODEGRADABLE / COMPOSTABLE According to Cornell University researchers, wrapping paper can probably be composted if it’s not glossy, doesn’t have a plastic, waxy, or metallic coating, and isn’t “shockingly bright”/Astro bright. “Generally, if it tears easily, it's okay to compost it.” READ MORE

boxes - MADE FROM RECYCLED MATERIALS, RECYCLABLE, BIODEGRADABLE / COMPOSTABLE Cereal boxes are made from paperboard, and, save for inks and glue, the entirety of a recycled box can be reused. Many cereal boxes are already made from recycled paper. At a recycling plant, paperboard is mixed with water and broken down into pulp, then washed and filtered to remove inks, coatings and other contaminants. READ MORE

In retail and ecommerce, dead stock refers to the inventory that doesn't sell and doesn't have a high likelihood of selling in the future. [...] Dead stock is also referred to as deadstock, obsolete stock/inventory, and excess stock/inventory.

Thrifting refers to the act of shopping at a thrift store, flea market, garage sale, or a shop of a charitable organization. A larger philosophy celebrates the recycling of formerly-owned items, finding new use and new love for vintage material goods which had been thrown out.

Recycling goods through the secondhand market reduces use of resources in manufacturing new goods, and diminishes waste which must be disposed of, both of which are significant environmental benefits.

Typical "found objects" include natural materials; or man-made items such as newspaper cuttings, photographs, pieces of glass, fragments of scrap metal, pieces of textile fabric […] and so on.

Donated: to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause: to donate used clothes [...].

Post-consumer waste is a waste type produced by the end consumer of a material stream; that is, where the waste-producing use did not involve the production of another product.

Pre-consumer Material means material or by-products generated after manufacture of a product is completed but before the product reaches the end-use consumer.