Looptworks aims to fix this problem. And today, the Portland-based company creates quality bags, accessories and apparel using only excess materials that would have otherwise been incinerated or ended up in landfills. Moreover, the Looptworks team works directly with companies to assist them in reducing their waste — whether it’s a partnership with Alaska Airlines to make products from old airplane seats, or collaborating with a local leather jacket-maker in Portland that wants to find a use for excess leather.
Looptworks understands that it can’t solve this problem alone. That’s why the company believes strongly in partnerships, as its goal is not to dominate the market, or innovate in isolation, but spur larger changes that help turn the entire industry toward sustainability.
“We want to be an impact brand,” Hamlin told TriplePundit. “And we want to … bring industry to the table, because making change at the industry level is when we all win.”