Sprout Organic (monthly pants subscription boxes!)

Sprout Organic has colourful options for women. From sustainable fabric in India, then made in a workshop in East Sussex by the sea. All scraps are repurposed and items are sent in zero waste packaging. Trim colours depend on the leftover fabric available.

You can subscribe to the pant subscription box to order a fresh pair every month. Or just enter ‘three pants’ at checkout to get a discount. Choose from knickers, high-waisted knickers or unisex boxers.  Plus there are unisex pants for children.

Nearly all undie brands use a little elastane, so launder in a microfiber filter (this can be used to wash all synthetic fabrics). 

ECOOutfitters (which makes organic school uniforms) offers organic cotton underwear for girls and boys. Including briefs and boxer shorts for girls and boys.

Where to recycle your old undies!

Although new undies can’t be returned to shops (and charity shops don’t want used undies), you can drop old pairs (even torn and worn) in textile banks. Fabrics are shredded into carpet insulation!