Circular Solutions

Innovation That Turns Waste Into Value

We transform hard-to-recycle materials into new resources through verified, end-to-end systems that help businesses, manufacturers, and governments meet their sustainability targets, while creating measurable impact and lasting value.

Leading the Shift to a Circular Economy

At Close the Loop, waste isn’t an endpoint, it’s an opportunity for reinvention.
 Our Circular Solutions division recovers complex materials such as toner cartridges, cosmetics packaging, batteries, e-waste, soft plastics and turns them into high-performance products like TonerPlas® and rFlex™.

With innovation, transparency, and 25+ years of stewardship experience, we deliver the full circular model, from collection and recovery to remanufacturing and re-entry into the supply chain, helping brands cut landfill, reduce emissions, and close their own loops.

Tailored Take-Back Programs

Your Waste, Our Innovation

Every product has a lifecycle, we make sure it ends responsibly. Whether it’s medical devices, returned merchandise, obsolete stock, or complex packaging, Close the Loop can design a bespoke recovery system to suit your materials, logistics, and brand goals.

We’ll review the materials, develop a compliant collection and recycling process, and provide a clear proposal outlining environmental and commercial benefits.

Our Take-Back Expertise Delivers:

Efficiency & Circular Design

Reverse logistics optimised for cost, carbon, and simplicity.

Security & Compliance

Certified handling and verified destruction to protect your brand.

Participation & Engagement

Consumer and partner programs that increase return rates.

Insight & Reporting

Transparent data and ESG metrics that prove your impact.

Our Recycling Programs

We offer a suite of specialised recycling solutions designed to tackle some of today’s most complex waste streams, helping industries recover materials, reduce landfill and support circularity.

Cosmetics Recycling

Partnering with global beauty brands to recover and process complex cosmetic packaging, ensuring zero waste to landfill.

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Battery Recycling Box

Certified, fire-safe battery collection and recycling with full traceability and reporting.

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Technology Recovery & Waste

As a Platinum Global Renew Partner for HP, Close the Loop provides secure ITAD and e-waste recycling for corporate and data-centre clients. We manage certified data destruction, refurbishment, and responsible recycling of electronics, delivering compliant, traceable and sustainable recovery solutions across Australia.


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Print Consumables Recycling

With over 25 years of experience, Close the Loop is a global leader in printer cartridge recovery, processing more than 17 million units annually in partnership with leading OEMs.

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Soft Plastics & Packaging

Advanced sorting and reprocessing turn flexible plastics into higher-value products, extending material life and reducing the need for virgin resin.

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Innovation Built From Waste

We don’t just recycle materials, we reinvent them.

TonerPlas®

Award-winning asphalt additive made from recycled toner and plastics, strengthening roads while reducing carbon emissions.

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rFlex™ Recycled Plastics

High-performance injection moulding grade polymer engineered from recovered soft plastics, used in pallets, crates, and bins.

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Product Development & Trials

Custom R&D projects with councils and brands to create next-generation circular materials.

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Be part of a proven model for soft plastic recovery and recycled product uptake.

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How It Works

Collect

We recover used products through retail take-back, mail-back, or bulk logistics.

Sort & Process

Materials are separated by type and processed at our advanced Australian facility.

Recover & Recreate

Recovered resources are either prepared for reuse, recycled for resupply into the supply chain or converted into high-value products like TonerPlas® & rFlex®.

Report & Improve

Partners receive verified ESG reports, mass-balance data and continuous improvement insights.

Brand & Retail Partnerships

We work with global leaders like HP, Maybelline, L’Oréal, Coles and Officeworks to co-design branded recovery programs that drive consumer engagement, minimise environmental impact and support circular innovation. Together, we help our partners meet regulatory standards, enhance ESG performance and lead with sustainability.

Global Impact

We're proud to deliver measurable outcomes:

50m+

printer cartridges recovered globally with Planet Ark.

1500+ km

of Australian roads paved using TonerPlas®

Circular recovery solutions used by

Fortune 500 brands worldwide

Circular infrastructure scaled across

3 global regions

Be Part of the Next Circular Breakthrough

We’re always looking for forward-thinking brands, manufacturers and retailers ready to transform their waste challenges into sustainable opportunities.

If you have a product, material or packaging stream you believe could have a second life, we want to hear from you.

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Why Partner With
Close the Loop

End-to-End Circularity
From collection to product reinvention.
Global Reach
Operating across Australia, the US, and EMEA.
Proven Results
1500+ km of roads built with TonerPlas®.
Zero Waste to Landfill Certification
Independently audited performance.
Innovation Culture
Continuous improvement through R&D and cross-sector collaboration.


Certifications & Standards

Focused on a brand promise of zero waste to landfill, Close the Loop is committed to handling all products in an environmentally responsible manner, in line with the highest global standards. Known for innovation, Close the Loop has been recognised with numerous awards and certifications that demonstrate our commitment to excellence and our dedication to the environment. These awards reflect the hard work of all members of the Close the Loop team and the support of our many partners.

Close the Loop holds the following Accreditations and Certifications:

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