Loop Hits the Runway at Eco Fashion Week 2024
The Loop participants had the opportunity to collaborate with local sustainable fashion brand, Melaleuca Rise, led by fashion designer and all-round creative, Leuca Jane Ziemons, on creating a collection for Eco Fashion Week 2024. Following Leuca’s direction, the participants were able to use the sewing skills they had learnt from the Loop training program to […]
Cwtch Patterns – The Warm Story Behind Loop’s Teddy Bears
Rachel, from Cwtch Patterns has been supporting Loop since July 2022, allowing us to use her Betsy Bear sewing pattern to create teddy bears for our clients. We wanted to share more of an insight into how our teddy bears came about, so we asked Rachel some questions about her business, what inspires her and what […]
Loop x GHD Partnering for Circularity
Loop joined GHD at the Waste and Resource Recovery Conference at Crown Perth 4-5 September 2024, partnering with a shared mission to work towards creating positive solutions to corporate textile waste.
7 NEWS: The Perth Company Breathing New Life Into Old Work Gear
A new Perth Initiative is taking the concept of donating your old clothes to charity and introducing it to the corporate world. Every year big companies and government throw out tonnes of old uniforms, now they’re being reborn. https://youtu.be/xk9WEFIdVZw
People, Profit & Planet: Embedding Circular Economy and Sustainability into Social Enterprise
Get your Tickets here! WASEC invites you to a panel, Q&A and networking afternoon where you will hear from WA social enterprises who are kicking goals in the circular economy & sustainability space. Listen to start-up stories, pick-apart greenwashing, identify barriers and opportunities in the sector, meet like-minded people and gain tools and resources to help you embed sustainable practices into […]
CIRCULAR by Good Sammy
A community event like no other, Good Sammy has handpicked the best fashion and accessories so you can experience the most stylish slow-fashion market Perth has ever seen! More than just a shopping event, you’ll be surrounded by inspiring like-minded people, businesses and artists who also believe in sustainable and ethical fashion. Loop will be […]
Closing the loop with upcycled banner mesh
As featured on: Closing the loop with upcycled banner mesh How can banner mesh provide sustainable employment opportunities? When it’s upcycled from a METRONET project of course! METRONET is proud to partner with WA-based company Loop Upcycling, Australia’s first corporate upcycling company, to repurpose banner mesh and provide employment, training and constant upskilling opportunities for people […]
Turning trash into treasure: giving a second life to corporate textile waste
As Featured on: Turning trash into treasure: giving a second life to corporate textile waste – Mining Magazine As the mining industry works to become more sustainable to meet environment, social and governance goals (ESG), one strategy that can be implemented is the circular economy – a concept that looks to eliminate waste and pollution by […]
10 News First: Perth Company Turns Trash To Treasure
A Perth company, Loop Upcycing, is helping to fight Australia’s textile waste problem by giving workwear a second life whilst helping refugees gain employment.
The West Australian: Loop Upcycling targets Australia’s textile waste through circular economy
In a world of fast fashion, Australia’s first upcycling company say they would “love to have zero waste” as they continue to build a circular economy for textiles in the country. Perth-based entrepreneur Dwayne Rowland founded Loop Upcycling in 2017 with a goal to minimise corporate textile waste while providing employment opportunities for people living […]