Cloop: Closing Singapore's Fashion Loop

Cloop is a circular fashion social enterprise, co-founded by Jasmine Tuan and Yinling Tan in 2020, tackling one of Singapore's most stubborn waste streams: textiles.

The problem it solves

Singapore generates over 200,000 tonnes of textile waste a year, and only a small fraction, around 2 to 3%, gets recycled. Most of what looks recyclable to a resident actually has nowhere local to go once collected.

How the model works

Cloop collects clothing, bags, shoes, and accessories through more than 450 drop-off points island-wide, then sorts and circulates items through several channels: fashion swaps, an honour-system thrift store called Open Wardrobe, a personal-shopping "Curated Bag" service, upcycling, and donations to specific beneficiaries. Items that can't be resold locally are sent to a Malaysian recycling partner, Life Line Clothing, to expand processing capacity beyond what Singapore's infrastructure alone can handle.

Worth knowing

Cloop has publicly turned down donations from a fast-fashion brand when the items were poor quality and unresellable, stating it did not want to become a "dumping ground" for goods it couldn't responsibly circulate. A useful reminder that circularity isn't just about accepting more waste, it's about accepting the right waste.

Source: eco-business.com, cloop.sg. Verified 7 Jul 2026.