YOU’RE INVITED! We’re at Material Matters London 15-17 September

Featured at the fair will be products made from two distinct recycling processes both making use of textiles that would otherwise have gone unsold and left Kantamanto as waste. 

Cassaboard is a recycled biocomposite developed from post-consumer clothing waste recovered from Kantamanto Market and cassava-based binders, a locally abundant agricultural resource. Cassaboard is the base for our Foose Acoustics line, which will be on display.

Tarnty is a circular yarn developed by The Or Foundation from discarded t-shirts after identifying t-shirts as one of the most common types of unsold garments in Kantamanto. Secondhand clothing is shipped to Ghana from around the world, including from the UK, Europe, China and the USA (often via Canada) where single use t-shirts sourced for sporting events, conferences, concerts, marathons, hen dos and other personal celebrations are a consistent source of waste from both overproduction and unwanted consumption. Each ball of Tarnty is made from one t-shirt and can be used for knitting, crochet, weaving and other crafts. Various applications will be on display.

Come test Foose Materials for yourself and meet the team behind our recycled materials and products. 

• Want to learn more?  Check out this feature on Cassaboard and Tarnty by Design Wanted: The Or Foundation: driving systemic change through textile waste
• Follow our Foose Materials Instagram account.

Hope to see you there!

- The Or Foundation Team