Why Choose UPtex?
Made Entirely From Recovered Textiles.
This is waste, reimagined.
To date, we’ve saved over 10,000,000 textiles items from entering landfills across Australia. Whilst a portion of these items are suitable for reuse through our trusted charity partners, many are not fit-for-wear and ready for a new life. That’s where UPtex comes in.
Completely Circular
By Design
Closing the loop on textiles for good.
Circularity has always been the goal. We knew if we were going to introduce anything into the world, it would always have to be developed with the product’s life cycle in mind. So we’ve done exactly that!
Through our entirely mechanical recycling technology, any UPtex product can be placed straight back into our process to be given a new life again, and again, and again…
Say Goodbye To Virgin Materials
UPtex is a high performance circular material made entirely from recovered textiles and engineered to replace conventional materials typically produced from virgin resources. Available in three versatile formats Cushion Felt and Board UPtex is designed for real world commercial use across signage packaging interiors fit outs and product manufacturing.
From rigid boards that can replace cardboard and corflute to cushioned formats offering an alternative to polyurethane foams and felt applications that rival PET plastics and fibreglass UPtex delivers durability versatility and performance without relying on virgin materials. It is sustainable manufacturing made tangible delivering circular solutions that work at scale across industries.
Waste Reimagined: Announcing UPtex
To celebrate the launch of UPtex, we hosted an epic showcase event to demonstrate the exciting potential of our new recycled material. The monolithic structure was built to not only act as a projection screen but also to display the wide variety of UPtex products on the inside.
In addition to launching UPtex, the night also served as a welcome to our all-new facility. We’d like to extend a massive thank you to all of our partners who took time out of their busy schedules to attend. We hope you enjoyed being some of the first people to see UPtex in action.
UPtex Products
UPtex transforms discarded textiles into durable, versatile panels and materials. 100% recyclable, endlessly reusable, and designed for circularity, it offers innovative applications across retail, construction, interiors, and sustainable product manufacturing.
UPtex Features
Clothing, linen, and other textiles that are no longer fit for reuse are diverted from landfill by UPPAREL and transformed into our revolutionary material, UPtex.
When an UPtex product reaches its end of life, it can be returned to UPPAREL and recycled all over again, resulting in zero waste and supporting a circular economy.
Through our experimentation, UPtex can be used in a wide variety of applications including signage, homewares, acoustic panelling, and packaging.
UPtex is compatible with a number of eco-friendly printing techniques such as UV printing. This process also doesn’t compromise the material’s recyclability.
We can produce UPtex at an array of densities and thicknesses depending on the required application. This ranges from soft cushioning to rigid panels.
Thanks to the combination of natural and synthetic fibres, UPtex can endure harsh outdoor conditions without warping or distorting.