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• Sunflower

  

  Heatwave forecast for parts of the UK next week. Ideal timing for our mono-printed sunflower polo.‪#‎sunflowerpolo‬... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2015 GOLF, SPORTS

• Storm Trooper

  

  Nike don't seem to be able to help Tiger with his current woes, so we thought we'd step in and offer him our 'storm-trooper black ball'. Use the force Tiger.... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2015 GOLF, SPORTS

• Chambers Bay

  

  Golf Refugees sun lovin black ball takes a trip across the pond, courtesy of Reid Wegley, for a sunshine break at the new Chambers Bay golf course. Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2015 GOLF, SPORTS

• Ocean Pollution Label

  Isn't it time for plastic products from tiny micro-beads found in cosmetics and polyester clothing to bottles and plastic wrap to carry an 'ocean pollution... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2015 GOLF, SPORTS

• Sweat with Me

  

  As far as we can see sportswear brands and the chemical industry are in cahoots to use toxic chemicals to prevent your shirts from showing any signs of sweat. Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2015 GOLF, SPORTS

• The Tragedy of Pfc's

  “It is incomprehensible that any corporation / fashion brand would go ahead … and begin selling tons of fluorinated compounds (PFC's) that persist over... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2015 GOLF, SPORTS

• Hydrocarbons

  Many people just don't believe us when we say Nike, Adidas and Puma are all hydrocarbon apparel brands. So here's a list of hydrocarbons used, from an internal... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2015 GOLF, SPORTS

• Just 40 Clubs

  We'd like to see more variety on tour, so how about the following format? Players are restricted to 40 clubs per event, based upon four rounds of golf. Usually... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2015 GOLF, SPORTS

• Hydrocarbon Polo

  

  We wanted to make a hydrocarbon polo. So we took one of our organic polos and dowsed it in petrol, leaving it to dry in the spring sunshine. Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2015 GOLF, SPORTS

• 19 Thousand

  

  2015 shirt by Golf Refugees called ‘19 thousand’. The graphic represents the 19,000 microfibres that leach out every time you wash a polyester or nylon sports... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2015 GOLF, SPORTS

• How Many?

  How many chemicals are our skins being exposed to when we play sport and how should chemical information be expressed on consumer products? Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2015 GOLF, SPORTS

• Three Little Words

  It doesn't say very much on your sports clothing label, but behind three little words is a whole story. One-fifth of farmland in China is too polluted to grow... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2015 GOLF, SPORTS

• Sport Deserves Better

  . Playing sport is great. It helps you to grow both physically and mentally and provides a pathway to friendship and community. Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2015 GOLF, SPORTS

• Get Plastered

  

  Men's white polo 'get plastered' by Golf Refugees‪#‎getplastered‬... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2015 GOLF, SPORTS

• Washing is a Bad Idea

  Why its a bad idea to wash your plastic polyester sports clothes. Most sports clothing companies use plastic man-made fabrics like polyester and nylon. Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2015 GOLF, SPORTS

• C8 and c6

  222 Scientists call for the reduced use of stain and waterproofing chemicals in clothing. Highly fluorinated chemicals (also known as PFCs or PFASs or C8 and C6... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2015 GOLF, SPORTS

• Not So Heroic

  Are sponsored athletes heroes or part of the race to the bottom? Last November, a US college reporter spent three weeks in Indonesia living with and interviewin... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2015 GOLF, SPORTS

• Pfc Transparency

  What should consumers learn from the PFC episode? The most effective stain and water repellent chemical used in textiles is also the most harmful to humans and... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2015 GOLF, SPORTS

• Consumer Guidelines

  We are asking for consumer guidelines from major apparel brands after the publication of damaging evidence to human health and the environment from PFC’s. Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2015 GOLF, SPORTS

• The Truth About Pfc

  In 2005, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fined chemical giant DuPont $16.5 million over its decades-long cover-up of the health hazards of a substance... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2015 GOLF, SPORTS