Garment Waste Platform






Garment waste is one of the fastest growing forms of pollution worldwide.

 

In fact, every day in the US alone, more than 55 million pounds of
textile waste enters the landfill.

Join us in a solution.


 












Since launching our award-winning Garment Waste Platform in 2020, we’ve expanded the collection to include eight unique styles. In collaboration with selected mill partners, the platform supports both the world’s largest textile recycling district and the artisans who uphold a century-old tradition: transforming reclaimed wool, polyester, and acrylic fibers into beautifully colored textiles.

Luum's Garment Waste Platform not only diverts valuable material from the landfill, but significantly reduces water and dye usage during manufacturing by deriving fiber colors from recycled clothing. Additional dye processes at times are rendered unnecessary, resulting in less water consumption and a lighter environmental footprint.

From stripes like Forward Motion, to plaids like Melange Check and solids like Stability, every style is free of PFAS stain repellents, flame retardants and antimicrobials. This makes the Garment Waste Platform not just a collection, but a versatile toolkit for sustainable design.

 

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How Subtle Stria is made

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First, our partners receive bales of discarded clothing and industrial textile waste.

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Then, they sort the clothing by color and content before shredding it to the fiber level.

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Artisans use custom formulas to mix colors together, resulting in new yarn shades.




 

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The next step is to mix the yarn color formulas in large batches at the mill.

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Once well mixed, the fibers are twisted into yarns.

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From there, Luum Creative uses the melange yarns to develop color blankets.




 

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Then, the mill weaves the color blankets and Luum Creative reviews the colors.

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Finally, Luum Creative selects the final colorways and sends them to full scale production.