- link Copy URL - [ Share on X ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=What Happens When Materials Are Given Another Use? https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1314546?absolute=1&via=3blnews "Share on X") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1314546?absolute=1 "Share on Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1314546?absolute=1 "Share on Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=What Happens When Materials Are Given Another Use?&body=ESG News from GORE https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1314546?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Corporate Responsibility](/categories/corporate-responsibility) # What Happens When Materials Are Given Another Use? ##### A simple upcycling example shows how used materials can be reworked into something new. Jun 16, 2026 7:32 AM ET Campaign: [Fabrics Responsibility Update FY2025](/news/campaign/fabrics-responsibility-update-fy2025) ![Offcuts don’t mean leftovers. See how existing #GORETEX gear is upcycled into a functional bag.](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/inline-images/img_GT_XX_XX_CAS_LFS_BT_E9_Jaimus_BTS.jpg) It starts with used garments and fabric offcuts - materials that have already served their original purpose. In this example, a maker takes them apart and reshapes them into a new item: a functional bag. The process highlights a practical approach to reuse, showing how materials may remain usable beyond their first application, depending on how they are handled. **See how existing materials can be reworked into new forms and what this might mean for reuse:** [Offcuts don’t mean leftovers. See how existing #GORETEX gear is upcycled into a functional bag.](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WM_cV3QWJo0) **About Gore’s Fabrics Business** Gore introduced GORE-TEX® Fabric to the outerwear industry more than 45 years ago and continues to develop performance apparel technologies. Gore's Fabrics products provide comfort and protection in challenging environments and in everyday life, enabling wearers to safely and confidently achieve and experience more. From hiking in downpours to defense operations and fighting fires, Gore’s deep understanding of consumer and industry needs drives development of products with meaningful performance advantages. and **About Gore** W. L. Gore & Associates is a global materials science company dedicated to transforming industries and improving lives. Since 1958, Gore has solved complex technical challenges in demanding environments - from outer space to the world’s highest peaks to the inner workings of the human body. With more than 13,000 Associates and a strong, team-oriented culture, Gore generates annual revenues of $5 billion. For more information, visit [gore.com](https://gore.com/). \# # # *Products listed may not be available in all markets.* GORE, GORE-TEX, Together, improving life and designs are trademarks of W. L. Gore & Associates. © 2026 W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. [![Gore logo](/sites/default/files/2023-10/Gore%20logo.png)](/profiles/gore) ### More from GORE ###### [Gore’s Fabrics Business Highlights Practical Steps To Address Carbon Emissions](/news/gores-fabrics-business-highlights-practical-steps-address-carbon-emissions) Jun 3, 2026 8:00 AM ET ###### [Sealed for Comfort: How Seams Help Keep You Dry](/news/sealed-comfort-how-seams-help-keep-you-dry) May 27, 2026 8:00 AM ET ###### [Gore’s Fabrics Business Participating in Industry Discussions on Materials](/news/gores-fabrics-business-participating-industry-discussions-materials) May 21, 2026 8:45 AM ET ###### [GORE-TEX® Fabrics: 50 Years. Going Further, Together.](/news/gore-texr-fabrics-50-years-going-further-together) May 13, 2026 8:00 AM ET ###### [International Day of Women and Girls in Science at Gore’s Fabrics Business | Equal Minds, Shared Progress](/news/international-day-women-and-girls-science-gores-fabrics-business-equal-minds-shared-progress) Feb 11, 2026 8:05 AM ET ###### [Crafting Change: The Team Behind Gore’s Fabrics Business's Responsible Progress](/news/crafting-change-team-behind-gores-fabrics-businesss-responsible-progress) Feb 4, 2026 12:25 PM ET ###### [W. L. Gore & Associates Releases 2024 Fabrics Responsibility Update, Highlighting Key Sustainability Milestones](/news/w-l-gore-associates-releases-2024-fabrics-responsibility-update-highlighting-key) Oct 30, 2025 8:45 AM ET ###### [The GORE-TEX Brand: The Iconic Ingredient Brand’s Journey to Responsible Performance (Part 2)](/news/gore-tex-brand-iconic-ingredient-brands-journey-responsible-performance-part-2) Sep 10, 2024 11:00 AM ET