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[Thailand] A New Circular Economy Ecosystem Using Surplus Fabric from Sewing Factories

  • Release date: May 11, 2020
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Providing high quality surplus fabric to individuals and small businesses at low cost.

'moreloop' is an online market platform that collects high-quality surplus fabrics from about 60 sewing factories in Thailand and allows individual designers and small business fashion brands to buy high-quality fabrics at affordable prices. The company sells cotton, nylon and TC materials, and depending on the type of fabric, a high quality 100% nylon fabric is as low as 70 baht (about $233) per yard. The two founders are Amorpol, who has a master's degree in finance and more than 15 years of work experience in the startup industry, and Amm, who is a second-generation local sewing factory and a board member of the Thai Garment Industry Association (TGMA).
In addition to purchasing fabrics, moreloop's "moreloop Upcycle" initiative allows customers to create original products using moreloop fabrics, such as t-shirts, polo shirts, and foldable tote bags, as well as novelty items for major companies like SCG. utilized. Each piece calculates a carbon footprint that prevents the use of surplus fabric, which is a refreshing initiative that shows the user's contribution to environmental issues.

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Thailand's surplus fabric is equivalent to about 700 million T-shirts

Since the beginning of the 2000s, the popularity of fast fashion has led to a rapid increase in the overproduction and disposal of clothing, and the apparel industry has caused serious environmental problems, with 20% of the world's industrial wastewater pollution and the equivalent of 8-10% of greenhouse gas emissions coming from the industry. In March 2019, the United Nations has established the International Sustainable Fashion Coalition to change the industry's bad practices, and there have been moves to promote change.
moreloop was created to focus on one of the issues facing the apparel industry, namely excess fabric inventory, and to build a circular economy ecosystem that utilizes this excess inventory. According to Mr. Amorpol, the head of moreloop, it is estimated that approximately 350,000 tons of excess textiles are produced in Thailand each year, which is about 700 million pieces of fabric. This amount of fabric is equivalent to about 700 million T-shirts, he said.

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This article is co-authored by TNC Lifestyle Researcher (http://lifestyle.tenace.co.jp/) and Intage's Global Researcher.

Translated by DeepL, AI Translator

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