About BlockTexx®

BlockTexx® is a clean technology company that recovers polyester and cellulose from textiles and clothing.

Who We Are

At BlockTexx® we are passionate about the environment and we want to leave the world in better shape for future generations. We set up this company because actions deliver more than words.

BlockTexx® is pioneering new technologies and harnessing the power of people who see the urgency for climate change solutions. Consumers and industry movers are demanding end of life solutions to divert unwanted textiles and clothing away from landfill. We are here to provide the solution.

It’s a worthy but confronting task with global textile waste predicted to hit 140 million tonnes by 2030. Every year in Australia, almost one million tonnes of textile waste ends up in landfill. We have a dream for a future textile resource recovery industry to drive textile and fashion businesses towards sustainability and influence government circular economy policy. An industry that reduces environmental impact and creates jobs.

Our dreams have become actions through our world-first, commercial scale, textile recovery facility.

Join us.

Our History

Our Awards

Australian Financial Review most sustainable company

2023

Named as one of nine emerging seed industries by Qld government

Australian technologies competition winner - circular economy

2022

Alumni 2020: Fashion for Good South Asia Innovation Program

Named 2020: Apparel Insider - 50 International Stars of Sustainable Textiles

Alumni 2020: Plug & Play – Alliance to End Plastic Waste

2020

Awarded 2019: Global 50 to Watch Clean Tech company

2019

InnovationAus 2024 Awards for Excellence - Australian Hero Award

2024

InnovationAus 2024 Awards for Excellence - Award for Manufacturing Innovation

AuManufacturing Top 10 Gold Award - Australia’s most innovative manufacturers

Founders

BlockTexx founders Graham Ross and Adrian Jones bring their unique combination of experience in sustainable textiles and retail fashion to the growing global problem of textile waste.

Graham Ross was motivated to start his sustainable sportswear company, Kusaga Athletic, after learning the impact of clothing manufacture on the environment. With technology at the forefront, Kusaga worked with fibre manufacturers worldwide to develop four revolutionary fabrics as planet-friendly alternatives to cotton and polyester. From one of those fabrics, Kusaga created the Greenest T-shirt on the Planet which uses just 1% of the water used to make a regular cotton tee.
Believing the textile industry needs to transition to closed loop sourcing, Graham again looked to technology for the solution, seeing the opportunity to adapt blockchain and the Internet of Things to address the global problem of consumer textile waste. The BlockTexx marketplace and advisory services will drive significant change within the textile industry and the way fashion brands work.
Graham’s determination to drive positive change in the textile industry comes down to one question: If not us, then who?

Adrian Jones is a seasoned retail veteran with over thirty years’ experience in major retailers in the UK and Australia. He has held multiple senior roles, including CEO of APG, owner of iconic brands Sportscraft and Saba. He has a deep and thorough knowledge of sourcing, supply chain and product development in the textile industry. He is a ‘dyed in the wool’ retailer, who loves the fashion industry.
As both an industry participant and consumer, Adrian has realised that the industry is both ready for and needs positive and real change. He observed the tension of trying to continue to grow consumption without dealing with the waste we produce, and this is where BlockTexx can make a significant contribution to the fashion model, converting textile waste into resource.
Adrian is married, lives in Sydney with his wife and two sons. He is a Director with Youth Homelessness Charity Homie, and in his free time, is a keen cyclist.