Meet Saitex, our game-changing denim factory. Unlike typical manufacturers, their LEED-certified facility recycles 98% of its water, relies on alternative energy sources, and repurposes byproducts to create premium jeans—minus the waste.

Clean Water

Saitex’s unique closed system recycles 98% of all water used—and when it comes out the other side, it’s so clean you can drink it. How? They reduce, reuse, and recycle. Standard denim manufacturers use “belly” washing machines, which waste as much as 1,500 liters of water per pair of jeans. Thanks to Saitex’s closed water system and super-efficient jet washing machines, only .4 liters of water are lost, due only to evaporation. On-site rainwater collection pools allow them to minimize the impact of what consumption they do have, and their sophisticated five-step filtration process separates water from toxic contaminants, then sends clean water back into the system.


Clean Energy

Through its commitment to renewable energy resources like solar power, Saitex has reduced its energy usage by 5.3 million kilowatt-hours of power per year—and reduced CO2 emissions by nearly 80%. They also plant trees to offset their emissions.

Unlike traditional driers—which guzzle electricity—Saitex air dries their jeans (yes, like your grandmother used to), using air recycled from hot factory machinery. After mostly drying on the conveyor, each pair is briefly finished in a commercial machine.


Clean Waste

All denim creates a toxic byproduct called sludge, but at Saitex, the sludge is extracted and shipped to a nearby brick factory. Mixed with concrete, the toxic material can no longer leech into the environment. The resulting bricks are used to build affordable homes.


About The Owner

Sanjeev Bahl is a dynamic presence from the first time you meet him. The energy he brings to improving the apparel industry and minimizing its impact on the planet is infectious. He made his way to success in apparel manufacturing years ago, but found himself dissatisfied with the state of the industry status quo of environmentally damaging practices. Just three years into operating Saitex, he tore down the factory and built their current facility, aiming to make Saitex the cleanest, most sustainable, denim manufacturing facility on the planet. Fittingly, Sanjeev also sits on the Board of Directors for the Sustainable Apparel Coalition.