JERRABOMBERRA, Australia — November 10, 2026 — lululemon is launching a limited capsule in Australia and New Zealand featuring two core run styles made with enzymatically recycled polyester.
Developed through its long-term work with Australian-based Samsara Eco, the capsule’s Hotty Hot High-Rise Lined Short 2.5″ and Pace Breaker Linerless Short 7″ build on earlier product milestones by bringing enzymatically recycled polyester into high-performance products lululemon guests know and love.
Material progress through circular innovation
At lululemon, material progress means improving how products perform at every stage of their life, including advancing new pathways to recycle materials into new products.
Samsara Eco’s technology uses enzymes to break down plastic and textile waste into molecular building blocks that can be used to make new polyester. In both shorts, enzymatically recycled polyester makes up at least 50% of the product by weight and is used in the body material.
The capsule builds on lululemon’s first enzymatically recycled polyester product, the limited-edition Packable Anorak introduced in 2024, as well as earlier work with Samsara Eco on enzymatically recycled nylon 6,6.
“Material progress is part of how we define performance. Advancing circular innovation takes long-term collaboration, testing, and learning across the value chain,” said Yogendra Dandapure, Chief Materials Scientist at lululemon. “Bringing enzymatically recycled polyester into two of our core run styles is another opportunity to learn how new recycling pathways that can use textile waste as an input can be integrated into our products while maintaining the performance and quality our guests expect.”
Focused launches like this help lululemon and Samsara Eco better understand how new materials perform in products and inform future applications.
Samsara Eco is part of lululemon’s broader innovation ecosystem. Through partnerships across recycling and biotechnology, lululemon is developing high-performance material solutions and reducing reliance on conventional virgin inputs.
“Seeing our enzymatically recycled materials in two of lululemon’s core run styles that people can buy and wear is an important milestone, and a testament to the progress we’ve made together,” said Dr Lars Kissau, General Manager of Samsara Eco. “lululemon backed us early, and each launch helps us learn more about how our technology can integrate into existing supply chains. Moments like this help pave the way for broader adoption of enzymatically recycled materials.”
The capsule will be available exclusively through lululemon’s e-commerce site in Australia and New Zealand beginning November 10, 2026, in the Canyon Rock colourway.
Posted: November 10, 2026
Source: Samsara Eco
