Looptworks is a Portland, Oregon business that upcycles or re-purposes abandoned, pre-consumer and post-consumer materials into limited-edition products.
[1][2] By re-using the world's pre-consumer excess, the U.S.-based company aims to "break the cycle of waste".
[2] It is estimated that a single garment factory can create up to 60,000 pounds (27 metric tons) of textile waste, which normally goes to landfills.
We as western society have gone over [to Asia] and asked a lot of people to do favors for us but haven’t considered what the implications are.
[6] Looptworks intends to call attention to excess and waste, and encourage "thoughtful consumption.