Looptworks is a

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business that

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s or re-purposes abandoned,

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and post-consumer materials into limited-edition products. By re-using the world's pre-consumer excess, the U.S.-based company aims to "break the cycle of waste". The products created by Looptworks primarily focus on bags, accessories and clothing. It is estimated that a single garment factory can create up to 60,000 pounds (27 metric tons) of

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waste, which normally goes to landfills.''Entrepreneur'' Magazine video
/ref> Looptworks intends to use that waste to make new products. "Our intent is to follow the waste stream. We as western society have gone over o Asia">Asia.html" ;"title="o Asia">o Asiaand asked a lot of people to do favors for us but haven’t considered what the implications are. We have to clean up our mess", according to Scott Hamlin, Looptworks's co-founder. Looptworks intends to call attention to excess and waste, and encourage "thoughtful consumption." Looptworks's designs will change frequently, as sources of supply vary, making each design effectively a "limited edition", which the company hopes adds to the attraction for some consumers. Looptworks will have a much quicker design cycle than most apparel makers with an estimated 9 weeks as opposed to 54 weeks. Looptworks has introduced "laptop sleeves" constructed from a wetsuit factory's scrap neoprene. According to Ariel Schwartz of ''

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'': "Looptworks isn't the first company to manufacture upcycled goods-but it is the first clothing line to exclusively use textile waste that would otherwise end up in the garbage."

Sponsorship

Looptworks was the official supplier and sponsor of the

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during June 2014 - May 2018.

References

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, accessdate=13 April 2010

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