Textile Recycling

Reimagining the possibilities of textile recycling.

We are imagining a new circular economy model focused on recycling and upcycling textile waste.

Textiles make up

It doesn’t have to be this way.

Given that 83% of Made in America clothing is cut and sewn in Los Angeles, the region has a tremendous opportunity to drive significant change and LACI is leading the effort.

Inspired by the success of the cooperation between public and private organizations in the Transportation Electrification Partnership and Clean Energy Partnership, we began crafting our Sustainable Cities Partnership with a Textile Recycling Charette at the start of 2024.

Working alongside LA Sanitation and Environment (LASAN), we are bringing together a diverse group of industry leaders, local government officials, and small business founders to reimagine the possibilities of textile recycling.

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Moving forward to a textile recycling pilot project

LACI and partners seek to scale innovations through a materials marketplace pilot model capable of diverting over 250,000 tons of pre-consumer textile waste from landfills per year by 2028. This could serve as a template for cities around the world to replicate, and a model for when the world arrives in Los Angeles for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.