STOCKHOLM – Swedish marketplace provider Material Exchange has launched a 'Deadstock Depot' service to enable brands to make use of excess materials in the supply chain to reduce the amount which goes to landfill or incineration.
Material Exchange will market these deadstock fabrics at trade shows and also online to help brands source from a wide range of excess materials and enable suppliers to cash in on an additional revenue stream.
Emily Olah, Material Exchange's vice president of strategic partnerships, told Ecotextile News: "These huge retailers order billions of yards and there's 30,000 or 20,000 yards left, where does that go? What happens to it? And why can't it be public for other people to use?
