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 Awards
Amtil Advanced Manufacturing Award
2024
Banksia National Sustainability Gold Award
Banksia National Sustainability Circular Economy Award
InnovationAus 2024 Awards for Excellence - Australian Hero Award
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 - Award for Manufacturing Innovation
2025
SIM-PAC Live Sustainability Awards - Resource recovery category
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 end of life textiles and clothing.
Executive
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Stephen Evans
GM - PRODUCTION AND TECHNOLOGY
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Anna Minns
MANAGER - ENGAGEMENT AND POLICY
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Connie Marshall
MANAGER - SUPPLY CHAIN AND OFFICE
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Torsten Witt
MANAGER - PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
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Tonia Bastyan
MANAGER - DESIGN INNOVATION
Operations
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Garry Cowell
SENIOR PRODUCTION MANAGER
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Shane Arnold
PRODUCTION MANAGER
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Justin Grimmer
PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR
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Anthony New
PROCESS OPERATOR
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Chris Temple
PROCESS OPERATOR
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Doug Pupovac
EXTRUSION LINE SUPERVISOR
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Irakozi Ndayishimiye
PROCESS OPERATOR
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Marshall Duncan
PROCESS OPERATOR
Science + Supply chain
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Amna Hameed
LABORATORY ANALYST
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Callum Hanlon
LABORATORY ASSISTANT
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Nathan Barnes
LOGISTICS ADMINISTRATOR
“Polyester is made from the same material as a soft drink bottle, so why do we care more about recycling a drink bottle than our favourite t-shirt?”
— BlockTexx 2018
Our partners
Our Mission
Councils and households across Australia are teaming up to Give a Sheet® for the Planet.