GREEN SPORTS ALLIANCE

In 2025, the Sharks teamed up with Refried, a company renowned for repurposing unsold or outdated team apparel into one-of-a-kind fashion pieces. The collaboration aimed to tackle a quiet issue in sports retail — what happens to merchandise that doesn’t sell?

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Refried Apparel has recently become a member of AASHE, an association of colleges, universities, businesses, nonprofits and other organizations working together to create a sustainable world.

SPEEDWELL MAGAZINE

Legacy Motor Club found a second life for retired crew gear and fire suits through a partnership with Refried Apparel, turning race-worn team pieces into one-of-one collectibles.

ARIZONA'S FAMILY

Arizona State University Sun Devils campus stores are partnering with Refried Apparel to divert clothing from landfills and transform it into new ASU gear. 

NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM

When fashion waste and overstock would end up in a landfill, Refried Apparel swoops in to upcycle them into fashion-forward, handcrafted garments.

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This new license agreement represents a league-wide expansion of Refried Apparel’s successful local upcycling programs with several NHL teams

FORBES.COM

The Refried Apparel products quickly became top sellers in campus stores, showing just how much this generation values responsibly-sourced products.

ABC.COM

The company, which upcycles unwanted clothing into new items for sports lovers across the country, just started a partnership with Arizona State University. 

PRODUCTS OF CHANGE
It’s approaching the end of March 2024 and Mark Litos, the co-founder of Refried Apparel, has just rescued 50,000 pairs of jeans from going up in flames.