2. 15%-30% of all materials that
get created never end up being
used.
There is 70X more of this pre-
consumer excess on the planet
than post consumer excess.
Looptworks uses design and innovation to repurpose both
pre and post consumer excess materials into meaningful
products. We collaborate with our brand partners to create
authentic sustainability initiatives around waste stream
reduction and elimination.
WHERE WE STARTED
3. 10 year old
Portland, OR based
Certified B Corporation
Create Upcycled and Closed Loop
Apparel, Bags, Accessories.
Exclusively from materials that
already exist
Focus Textiles, Soft Goods and
Also some plastics.
Help brands achieve zero waste to
landfill objectives and get them on
the road to circular systems.
WHO ARE WE
4. 1. Companies who make something
and have any type of excess in their
supply chain.
Call at the end of the funnel.
2. Companies that don’t make a
product, but would like their
marketing and promotional materials
(swag) to align with their values and
mission.
Know they are getting products that
conserve water, avoid carbon
emissions and are being made in a
socially and environmentally positive
impact process.
OUR CUSTOMERS
5. THE UPCYCLE PROJECT
THE TIMELINE:
Year 1 AND 2
- Received an Intro
- 6 calls
- Ekrem and team
came out to visit.
- 2 more calls
8 More Months
-Decision was
made!!!
-Vendor Set Up
-Vendor Compliance
-Legal – Contract
-IT Audit
-Legal – Contract
rounds 2 and 3
-Signed Contract
-And then the work
begins!
The next 7 months
-Reverse Logisitcs
-Collection Planning
& Communications
-Product Design,
Development
-Planning for
product receiving.
-Training non-profit
partners
-Receiving &
tracking all product
-Sorting Products
-Donation,
-Upcycling
, -Downcycling,and
-Closed Loop
Research.
-Upcyclled product
launched to Delta
employees and
general public.
6. PARTNERING WITH LOOPTWORKS
• Landfill avoidance and transparent repurposing of excess
materials and waste streams
• Quality design of tangible products for customer engagement
• Loopt4life product guarantee
• Conversion of materials liabilities and waste streams into positive
brand engagement and corporate citizenship
• Co-promotion of product/story through video and social media
content creation.
• Authentic emotional engagement, creating brand love.
• Partnership with a Certified B Corp
• Social give back partner depending on the program directives.
7. Donation
-14 Trucks of product
Were donated.
-Recipients: Salvation
Army , Covenant House,
Relay Resources, Bobby
Dodd , The Sunshine
Division.
THE PATHWAYS
Upcycling
-13 products created
National Media Pick Ups
-Multiple thousands of products
Sold.
-Employee and Customer
Engagement in the program
- Proceeds back to Captain
Planet. .
Downcycling
-4 Trucks of product
- Have gone into housing
Insulation and stuffing.
Closed Loop Research
-Several material substrates have been
successfully converted back to the
original fiber or resin form.
-Research is ongoing for scale
production of yarn and materials.
8. Take Aways:
1. Re-Active System Design vs. Pro-
Active System Design
2. Get your end of life partners
involved early in the conversation.
3. Listen - Programs that are driven
by employees or customers have
a much better opportunity to get
across the finish line.
4. If you can get one project done,
the additional ones become much
easier.
5. Latch on to other projects if
possible.
6. Collaborate – It is really hard to
get momentum if you go at it
alone.
7. Want to learn more? Come see us
at 1:25pm – Circular Procurement
in Practice
