The Workhorse Journal

If used tattoo supplies can't be composted, why choose bioplastics? We look at how materials are made, what biodegradable and compostable really mean, and why better environmental choices start long before anything reaches the trash.

Support the Trade. Protect the Craft. Tattooing was built by tattooers. Long before corporate investment groups saw an opportunity in this trade, there were artists building machines, making needles, mixing pigments, developing tools, and supplying other tattooers with the equipment...

Making better choices about the supplies we use starts with understanding what those choices actually mean. Tattooing relies on a lot of disposable materials, many of them necessary for maintaining a safe and sanitary workspace. But that doesn't mean we...