diff --git a/spine-unity/Assets/Spine Examples/Scripts/Mix and Match Character Customize/EquipsVisualsComponentExample.cs b/spine-unity/Assets/Spine Examples/Scripts/Mix and Match Character Customize/EquipsVisualsComponentExample.cs
index 5b76e9f3c..a548a3408 100644
--- a/spine-unity/Assets/Spine Examples/Scripts/Mix and Match Character Customize/EquipsVisualsComponentExample.cs	
+++ b/spine-unity/Assets/Spine Examples/Scripts/Mix and Match Character Customize/EquipsVisualsComponentExample.cs	
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ namespace Spine.Unity.Examples {
 			collectedSkin.AddAttachments(equipsSkin);
 
 			// 2. Create a repacked skin.
+			// Note: materials and textures returned by GetRepackedSkin() behave like 'new Texture2D()' and need to be destroyed
+			if (runtimeMaterial)
+				Destroy(runtimeMaterial);
+			if (runtimeAtlas)
+				Destroy(runtimeAtlas);
 			var repackedSkin = collectedSkin.GetRepackedSkin("Repacked skin", skeletonAnimation.SkeletonDataAsset.atlasAssets[0].PrimaryMaterial, out runtimeMaterial, out runtimeAtlas);
 			collectedSkin.Clear();
 
diff --git a/spine-unity/Assets/Spine Examples/Scripts/MixAndMatch.cs b/spine-unity/Assets/Spine Examples/Scripts/MixAndMatch.cs
index 696c22b79..bea5f22e9 100644
--- a/spine-unity/Assets/Spine Examples/Scripts/MixAndMatch.cs	
+++ b/spine-unity/Assets/Spine Examples/Scripts/MixAndMatch.cs	
@@ -121,6 +121,11 @@ namespace Spine.Unity.Examples {
 				var repackedSkin = new Skin("repacked skin");
 				repackedSkin.AddAttachments(skeleton.Data.DefaultSkin); // Include the "default" skin. (everything outside of skin placeholders)
 				repackedSkin.AddAttachments(customSkin); // Include your new custom skin.
+				// Note: materials and textures returned by GetRepackedSkin() behave like 'new Texture2D()' and need to be destroyed
+				if (runtimeMaterial)
+					Destroy(runtimeMaterial);
+				if (runtimeAtlas)
+					Destroy(runtimeAtlas);
 				repackedSkin = repackedSkin.GetRepackedSkin("repacked skin", sourceMaterial, out runtimeMaterial, out runtimeAtlas); // Pack all the items in the skin.
 				skeleton.SetSkin(repackedSkin); // Assign the repacked skin to your Skeleton.
 				if (bbFollower != null) bbFollower.Initialize(true);
diff --git a/spine-unity/Assets/Spine Examples/Scripts/MixAndMatchGraphic.cs b/spine-unity/Assets/Spine Examples/Scripts/MixAndMatchGraphic.cs
index ed2e80ad9..570abd4d0 100644
--- a/spine-unity/Assets/Spine Examples/Scripts/MixAndMatchGraphic.cs	
+++ b/spine-unity/Assets/Spine Examples/Scripts/MixAndMatchGraphic.cs	
@@ -119,6 +119,11 @@ namespace Spine.Unity.Examples {
 				var repackedSkin = new Skin("repacked skin");
 				repackedSkin.AddAttachments(skeleton.Data.DefaultSkin);
 				repackedSkin.AddAttachments(customSkin);
+				// Note: materials and textures returned by GetRepackedSkin() behave like 'new Texture2D()' and need to be destroyed
+				if (runtimeMaterial)
+					Destroy(runtimeMaterial);
+				if (runtimeAtlas)
+					Destroy(runtimeAtlas);
 				repackedSkin = repackedSkin.GetRepackedSkin("repacked skin", sourceMaterial, out runtimeMaterial, out runtimeAtlas);
 				skeleton.SetSkin(repackedSkin);
 			} else {
diff --git a/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Runtime/spine-unity/Utility/AtlasUtilities.cs b/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Runtime/spine-unity/Utility/AtlasUtilities.cs
index d65480ff9..ce0a60ebd 100644
--- a/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Runtime/spine-unity/Utility/AtlasUtilities.cs
+++ b/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Runtime/spine-unity/Utility/AtlasUtilities.cs
@@ -217,7 +217,10 @@ namespace Spine.Unity.AttachmentTools {
 
 		#region Runtime Repacking
 		/// <summary>
-		/// Fills the outputAttachments list with new attachment objects based on the attachments in sourceAttachments, but mapped to a new single texture using the same material.</summary>
+		/// Fills the outputAttachments list with new attachment objects based on the attachments in sourceAttachments,
+		/// but mapped to a new single texture using the same material.</summary>
+		/// <remarks>Returned <c>Material</c> and <c>Texture</c> behave like <c>new Texture2D()</c>, thus you need to call <c>Destroy()</c>
+		/// to free resources.</remarks>
 		/// <param name="sourceAttachments">The list of attachments to be repacked.</param>
 		/// <param name = "outputAttachments">The List(Attachment) to populate with the newly created Attachment objects.</param>
 		///
@@ -310,7 +313,9 @@ namespace Spine.Unity.AttachmentTools {
 		/// Creates and populates a duplicate skin with cloned attachments that are backed by a new packed texture atlas
 		/// comprised of all the regions from the original skin.</summary>
 		/// <remarks>GetRepackedSkin is an expensive operation, preferably call it at level load time.
-		/// No Spine.Atlas object is created so there is no way to find AtlasRegions except through the Attachments using them.</remarks>
+		/// No Spine.Atlas object is created so there is no way to find AtlasRegions except through the Attachments using them.
+		/// Returned <c>Material</c> and <c>Texture</c> behave like <c>new Texture2D()</c>, thus you need to call <c>Destroy()</c>
+		/// to free resources.</remarks>
 		/// <param name="additionalTexturePropertyIDsToCopy">Optional additional textures (such as normal maps) to copy while repacking.
 		/// To copy e.g. the main texture and normal maps, pass 'new int[] { Shader.PropertyToID("_BumpMap") }' at this parameter.</param>
 		/// <param name="additionalOutputTextures">When <c>additionalTexturePropertyIDsToCopy</c> is non-null,
@@ -342,7 +347,9 @@ namespace Spine.Unity.AttachmentTools {
 		/// Creates and populates a duplicate skin with cloned attachments that are backed by a new packed texture atlas
 		/// comprised of all the regions from the original skin.</summary>
 		/// <remarks>GetRepackedSkin is an expensive operation, preferably call it at level load time.
-		/// No Spine.Atlas object is created so there is no way to find AtlasRegions except through the Attachments using them.</remarks>
+		/// No Spine.Atlas object is created so there is no way to find AtlasRegions except through the Attachments using them.
+		/// Returned <c>Material</c> and <c>Texture</c> behave like <c>new Texture2D()</c>, thus you need to call <c>Destroy()</c>
+		/// to free resources.</remarks>
 		public static Skin GetRepackedSkin (this Skin o, string newName, Shader shader, out Material outputMaterial, out Texture2D outputTexture,
 			int maxAtlasSize = 1024, int padding = 2, TextureFormat textureFormat = SpineTextureFormat, bool mipmaps = UseMipMaps,
 			Material materialPropertySource = null, bool clearCache = false, bool useOriginalNonrenderables = true,