About The Ink

Written By Megan Collaso

What it is:

  • Organic

  • Non-toxic

  • Certified GMO-free

  • 100% solvent-free water-based ink

  • Super clean, carbon-negative black pigment

  • Free of lead, heavy metals, & toxic chemicals

  • Oeko-Tex® Standard 100 Class 1

  • Not tested on or sourced from animals

What it does:

  • Transforms organic waste

  • Eats greenhouse gasses

  • Destroys harmful pollutants - including PFAs, which are forever chemicals!

What it isn’t:

  • “Carbon Black” - this is what the vast majority of inks used today are made of, and it comes from the combustion of crude oil.

The nitty-gritty, directly from the ink’s manufacturer:

“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!”

Megan Collaso
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