FROM MATERIAL RECOVERY TO PRODUCT REALIZATION

Turn Surplus Materials Into Products, Programs, and Measurable Impact

A Smarter Way to Work With Materials

Opportunities within your own ecosystem Click Here To Begin
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Recover Materials

Recover Materials

We work with your team to identify and repurpose surplus materials, from textiles to billboard vinyl.
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Design

Design

We develop product concepts and systems tailored to your materials, brand, and use case
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Produce

Produce

We manufacture functional products utilizing our in house production.
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Start A Project

Start A Project

Let's see what your materials can do!

PRODUCT OPPORTUNITIES

Billboard & Vinyl Solutions

Turn large format materials into durable, high impact products using recovered billboard vinyl and industrial fabrics.

Custom Product Options

Develop fully custom products using your materials, from concept to production, built around your brand and goals.

Production Ready Options

Choose from pre-developed product formats designed for efficiency, speed, and adaptability across material types.

Built Around Materials, Not Just Products

Public Thread designs & manufactures products by working within real material constraints. Our approach integrates material recovery, design, and production, allowing products to be developed responsibly without sacrificing performance.

This material driven model supports both custom corporate partnerships and streamlined product collections.

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Material Activation Lab

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The latest MAL is open for submissions and we have extended the deadline until 4/12/26. Click on the button below to learn more and sign up.

Built for Organizations Working With Materials

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Brands with surplus or deadstock materials
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Manufacturers with production waste
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Organizations seeking sustainable product solutions
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Teams building ESG and impact initiatives
Recovery, community & education

Products, systems, and opportunities rooted in sustainability to help reduce textile waste.

Public Thread partners with organizations to create products using recovered, surplus, and client supplied materials diverted from the waste stream.