Loopera enables fashion brands to create a circular economy for textiles through NFC Digital Product Passports. These passports provide garment lifecycle transparency, facilitating reselling, repair, and automated sorting for textile-to-textile recycling, thereby reducing waste and microplastic pollution.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
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Problem
The fashion industry generates significant textile waste, with less than 1% of discarded clothing being recycled into new garments. This linear model contributes to microplastic pollution and lacks transparency regarding material origins and garment lifecycles. Existing systems struggle to facilitate effective garment reselling, repair, and automated sorting for textile-to-textile recycling.
Solution
Loopera provides Near Field Communication (NFC) Digital Product Passports (DPPs) to establish a circular economy for textiles. These DPPs enable comprehensive garment lifecycle transparency, supporting reselling, repair, and automated sorting for advanced textile-to-textile recycling processes. By integrating DPPs, Loopera aims to reduce textile waste and mitigate microplastic pollution by promoting the use of natural fibers and facilitating garment circularity. The platform creates the necessary infrastructure for a more sustainable fashion ecosystem, making circular practices accessible and standard.
Target Audience
Loopera targets fashion brands, manufacturers, and retailers seeking to implement circular economy principles and enhance product transparency.
Features
- NFC Digital Product Passports (DPPs) for garment lifecycle tracking and transparency.
- Facilitates garment reselling, repair, and automated sorting for textile-to-textile recycling.
- Supports the use of 95% natural fiber fabrics to reduce microplastic shedding.
- Provides detailed information on garment origins, production, and environmental impact.
- Enables brands to track garment circularity and report on ESG metrics.
- Designed to comply with emerging EU regulations for product passports.