Founded by Uddhav Bagrodia and Vaidehi Bagrodia, WASTEWEAR is an Ahmedabad-based circular textile company built around keeping discarded textiles in use. It helps organizations recover textile waste and develop practical circular pathways for brands, institutions, manufacturers, and reuse partners.
Martex FiberFounded in 1975 as a textile-waste trading company, Martex Fiber now recycles more than 160 million pounds of textile waste each year into reclaimed fibers and other recycled textile materials. Its 360° process takes textile waste from manufacturing and post-consumer sources through sorting and fiber processing, while its Zero Landfill Pledge guarantees that purchased waste is recycled. Martex Fiber serves textile mills and manufacturers across North and Central America and the Caribbean and is an ISO 9001:2015 company.PHILADELPHIA, PA
FINIKSFORGEFINIKSFORGE develops new uses for valuable protein waste by re-engineering natural fibers for a more sustainable textile industry. Based in Brooklyn, the company frames its work around a more circular fashion industry and the recovery of materials that would otherwise be discarded.BROOKLYN, NY
American Recycling Technologies, IncFounded in 1993, family-owned American Recycling Technologies collects and recycles unwanted clothing and other textiles through community collection bins across the Northeast. The company diverts more than 90 million pounds of textiles from waste streams each year, while its program has kept over 1.2 billion pounds out of landfills and raised more than $25 million for charities and local public-service organizations.GREAT NECK, NY
Next SeasonBrooklyn-based Next Season turns old, damaged and unwanted sweaters into one-of-a-kind knitwear, made in-house by hand on domestic flatbed knitting machines. The studio works with textile waste and deadstock yarns, including materials sourced through Fabscrap, Goodwill and community donations, making each garment a singular response to what is available.BROOKLYN, NY