Through donations and flea market visits Alt Üst builds its inventory. Afterward, we sort them according to garment types (t-shirts, jackets, trousers etc.) and their materials (silk, cotton, linen, etc.). This allows us to pick and choose the materials we need for a collection simpler. 

Waste management may be the most important aspect of having a sustainable brand. Alt Üst’s waste management starts with our design process because it is easier to control the waste before we even create it. This means designing garments with a minimum waste approach, thinking beforehand about what we are going to use the remaining materials from a jacket or a skirt. But of course, in any type of production, there is a certain amount of waste but we never throw them away, instead, we categorize our waste and put them into use at later projects. Even the smallest piece of fabric comes in handy at an unexpected moment. To even further the amount of textile waste we use we have people whom we buy scrap fabric from. These fabrics are the remainder of a mass production’s cutting process. We buy them in bulk and create knitwear pieces that we like to call scrap wear in Adana by local women.