Australia is the second highest consumer of textiles in the world, discarding close to 800,000
tonnes of clothing and textiles each year, at a rate of 15 tonnes every 10 minutes. Australians
reportedly consume around 39, 41kg of textiles per person, annually. Australia has historically lagged behind most other countries in both recognising and dealing with
the textile waste problem. Textiles until very recently weren’t even recognised as a waste stream
by local or federal governments. People would concentrate on the traditional waste streams of
paper, glass and plastic bottles without understanding that 70% of the world’s textiles contain
exactly the same chemicals.

LOOP aims to minimise our environmental impact through circular economy practices. The circular economy is focused on community-based recovery, remanufacture, resale, distribution or upcycling of used and discarded items (eg. textiles, electronic goods) for sustainable product stewardship, and the benefit of our communities and environment.

Our mission is to reduce corporate waste, while providing purpose and meaning to our community through a highly-creative and environmentally sustainable remanufacturing process.