Herff Jones Expands “Go Green” Regalia Efforts with Recycled Gowns

Renew Fabric provides campuses with yet another environmentally-friendly option.

(INDIANAPOLIS, IN) Herff Jones has introduced a new line of ClassKeeper gowns produced from Renew Fabric, which is recycled from post-consumer plastic bottles. With rental and recycled gowns, Herff Jones offers the most complete eco-friendly gown program in the college graduation industry. Students, faculty, and the environment benefit from this new keeper product along with the ClassRental regalia program.

The Herff Jones “Go Green” Program now offers three alternatives to colleges and universities:

• ClassRental™ caps & gowns: Herff Jones’ premium-quality ClassRental gowns are cleaned, inspected, and packaged after each use – requiring less material and energy than creating new gowns for each commencement.
• The CustomRental™ program offers an additional level of customization with an inventory of reusable gowns created and maintained specifically to enhance a single institution’s branding efforts.
• ClassKeeper™ caps & gowns with Renew Fabric. Renew Fabric provides Herff Jones the cloth to create attractive regalia from post consumer plastic bottles, offering a second use for PET (polyethylene terephthalate) material that would otherwise become part of a landfill. Commencement can now become a college or university’s latest effort in “going green.”

"The ClassRental cap and gown continues to be the gold standard for an environmentally-friendly graduation, while the Renew fabric provides a good alternative for colleges that require a keepsake product. Herff Jones customers have an outstanding choice of green regalia programs," adds Ken Langlois, Vice President of Sales for Herff Jones.

In addition to the regalia products, Herff Jones has made a commitment to environmental stewardship through online ordering processes that eliminate the need for paper orders, greatly reducing paper waste while improving ordering time. For all Herff Jones graduation regalia, orders are individually marked, packaged and shipped in recycled or recyclable products to minimize waste.

About the Herff Jones College Division
Earning a college degree is one of life's major achievements. Since 1920, Herff Jones has honored the occasion with quality products which symbolize achievement and express your school's tradition. The complete line of Herff Jones college products includes caps and gowns, college rings and jewelry, graduation announcements and accessories, diplomas, and diploma frames. Herff Jones, Inc. is a leading manufacturer and publisher of educational products, recognition awards and graduation-related items for the school market in North America. Herff Jones product lines include yearbooks, class rings, medals and awards, diplomas, graduation announcements, caps and gowns, school photography and institutional materials. Approximately 4,000 employees manufacture its products in 22 U.S. plants. Those products are sold through a network of over 800 sales representatives. Herff Jones is one of the nation’s largest 100% employee-owned corporations.