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Welcome to Looptworks’ Blogs, Videos, & Press, your ultimate resource for all things textile recycling. Discover innovative solutions and sustainable practices in the textile industry as we explore the transformative power of recycling fabrics. From insightful articles and engaging videos to the latest press releases, our content delves into how textile recycling not only reduces waste but also fosters a circular economy. Join us in our mission to create a more sustainable future, one recycled fabric at a time.

Sustainable Fashion: What Will the Apparel Industry Look Like by 2030?

Sustainable Fashion: What Will the Apparel Industry Look Like by 2030?

13 Aug 2024

As kids, we envisioned the year 2030 to include flying cars and life on Mars. While our reality looks a little different, we are embracing lifestyle changes—especially in our clothing choices—to support the health of our very own planet.

Apparel industry, Circular fashion, Sustainability research, Sustainable fashion, textile recycling, The future of fashion

Repurposing the new Looptworks textile recycling facility to avoid landfill and give new life to old equipment

Sneak Peek: How We’re Building Sustainability Features into Our State-of-the-Art Textile Recycling Facility

5 Aug 2024

Witness sustainability leadership firsthand. Inside our textile recycling facility, energy efficient heating and cooling is only the start of where we’re headed.

Energy Trust of Oregon, textile recycling, WorkSource

Looptworks to open recycling facility in Gresham

Looptworks to open recycling facility in Gresham

8 Jul 2024

Looptworks is transforming a Gresham building into the West Coast's first textile recycling facility, opening this summer to upcycle clothing into recycled fibers.

Christopher Keizur, gresham oregon, textile circularity, textile recycling, The Outlook

Textile downcycling material for the non woven industry

How Downcycling Supports the Growing Nonwovens Industry

2 Jul 2024

Downcycling textiles into fibers for the nonwoven market supports the production of home insulation, carpet padding, acoustic tiles, and other applications.

Downcycling, Nonwovens, Nonwovens industry, textile recycling, What is downcycling

5 Overlooked Benefits of Textile Recycling

5 Overlooked Benefits of Textile Recycling

15 Jun 2024

Explore how textile recycling improves supply chain sustainability by reducing waste, replacing virgin materials, and creating reliable sources of recycled fiber.

circular economy, circularity, fiber-to-fiber recycling, supply chain sustainability, sustainable business practices, textile recycling, zero waste to landfill

5 Overlooked Benefits of Textile Recycling

Supply Chain Sustainability Without Virgin Textiles

4 Jun 2024

Expanding your sustainable business practices? Explore five overlooked benefits of textile recycling.

circularity, fiber-to-fiber recycling, supply chain sustainability, sustainable business practices, textile recycling

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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.