The partners plan to establish the Green Machine Circular Textile Ecosystem.

Carmen Silla, Jeanologia's marketing director, says the industry's biggest challenges cannot be solved by one organization ...

Looptworks founder Scott Hamlin formed his Oregon company after seeing how much is wasted making outdoor gear led him to an ‘existential crisis.’ Image supplied. Who works: Looptworks is a company ...

HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 25 June 2026 - The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) ...

Before you buy another Christmas gift, think about where it came from and where it’s headed. That is, how was it produced and how will it be disposed of? Looptworks, a Portland-based company, thinks ...

Fresh from its successful collaboration with Southwest Airlines on its LUV Seat collection of bags and accessories upcycled from the airline’s leather seats, Looptworks has launched an email campaign ...

It isn’t quite making a silk purse out of a sow’s ear -- but it’s close. Portland, Ore.-based upcycler Looptworks has managed to turn some of the leather that used to cover the seats on Southwest ...

It’s not hard to find a neoprene laptop sleeve, but few are made from the discarded remnants of an actual wetsuit factory like LooptWorks’ cases (starting at $30). Authentic shark bites and pee stains ...

American Apparel is attracting attention (as usual) for selling its Bag-O-Scraps to consumers, but a new company called Looptworks is actually taking excess textile waste and turning it into limited ...

A new collaboration aims to accelerate the commercial-scale recycling of blended textiles. On Wednesday, The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) signed a landmark Memorandum ...

Officials at the signing of the Mou. Credit: HKRITA. This agreement, which formalises collaboration between the three organisations, aims to promote the practical deployment of textile recycling at ...