Pioneering circularity since 2009
A denim shirt with a shredded sleeve represents an opportunity to recycle fashion waste into new textiles.

Building Infrastructure for Textile Circularity Solutions

Looptworks continues its long history of turning excess material into opportunity by opening a state-of-the-art facility to take a wide range of natural and synthetic materials circular.

A large mountain of textile waste being moved by a bulldozer, highlighting the environmental harm caused by textile recycling challenges and the growing issue of textile waste.

Tackling Textile Waste at Scale

Our new 90,000-square-foot facility in Gresham, OR, is the first of its kind in the United States. We are offering both fiber-to-fiber textile recycling (circularity) and downcycling under one roof to maximize the value of a material in its next life.

A pile of shredded fabric demonstrates that using a fiber-to-fiber process to recycle clothing requires shredding textiles so they can be separated into individual fibers.

Fiber-to-Fiber Recycling

We turn excess textiles into fibers that are used to create new products. We utilize industrial, pre-consumer, and post-consumer textile waste streams, which means our process begins when others end.

Since each waste stream is unique, we have developed our technology to produce different circular fibers across the value chain. Depending on the input material we receive, we produce high-quality spinning, staple, or nonwoven fiber that is fully recycled and therefore truly circular.

Machinery used by textile recycling companies to deconstruct, shred, and separate fibers.

Downcycling

We support businesses that are designing products with circularity and end-of-life processing in mind. But until sustainable design becomes mainstream, not every material and waste stream in the world can be turned back into a spinnable fiber. For this reason, we are excited to offer a vertical downcycling solution that extends the life of lower-quality materials and helps companies avoid landfills.

Future Facility Operations

As we extend our textile recycling processes to a wider variety of input materials, we are constantly looking for ways to improve our operations. We are setting the pace with technological advancements in automation, robotics, and AI, which will increase efficiency in capacity, resources, and cost. 

Take Your Textile Company Circular

If you have a waste stream you would like to keep out of the landfill, let’s work together to find a zero-waste solution for your excess material.

Headshot of Scott Hamlin, Founder and CEO of Looptworks.

Scott Hamlin

Founder & CEO

Scott is a visionary leader with more than 32 years of experience in strategic branding, innovative product creation, supply chain sustainability, and sales and marketing for global organizations. He founded Looptworks in 2009 as an industry solution for turning excess materials into upcycled consumer products. In 2022, Scott transitioned the company to a B2B business model focused on eliminating global textile waste through closed-loop solutions.

Headshot of Scott Hamlin, Founder and CEO of Looptworks.

Scott Hamlin

Founder & CEO

Scott is a visionary leader with more than 32 years of experience in strategic branding, innovative product creation, supply chain sustainability, and sales and marketing for global organizations. He founded Looptworks in 2009 as an industry solution for turning excess materials into upcycled consumer products. In 2022, Scott transitioned the company to a B2B business model focused on eliminating global textile waste through closed-loop solutions.