Print Consumables Recycling

Turning Toner Waste Into Sustainable Resources

Our world-leading print consumables recycling programs give cartridges, toner, and ink waste a second life, reducing landfill, recovering valuable materials, and powering circular innovation.

Why Print Consumables Need Recycling

Each year, millions of toner and ink cartridges end up in landfills, taking hundreds of years to break down and releasing harmful substances into the environment. While they may seem like small items, their cumulative impact is massive, contributing to plastic waste, resource loss, and greenhouse gas emissions.

Through our advanced processing systems, we:

Recover plastics, metals, and residual toner

Support brand and OEM take-back programs

Reduce waste and environmental impact

Close the loop through circular product innovation

With more than 50,000 Australian organisations, including schools, councils, retailers, and businesses, Close the Loop is helping entire sectors reduce waste and meet sustainability goals

What We Accept

We accept a wide range of print-related waste materials, including:

Toner cartridges
Laser
Unused Toner Bottle
Fuser & Drum Units
Enviroliner Pens
Print Heads & Waste Hoppers

How the Program Works

Sign Up

Register online to join the program and access our member portal.

Order Your Starter Kit

Receive a free collection box, bags, and zip ties

Schedule Collections

Book a pickup online or drop off at your nearest Australia Post outlet

Track Your Impact

Download reports and certificates that show your recycling achievements.

Who Can Join

Whether you manage a small office or a large enterprise, joining is simple and every cartridge returned helps keep valuable materials in the loop.

Schools

Government

Businesses

Not-for Profits

Together, we can make zero waste to landfill a reality.

Program Benefits

It’s Free

Our programs are fully funded by supporting print brand partners. Close the Loop covers all equipment, recycling, and logistics costs, so there’s no expense to you.

It’s Easy

Participants can manage everything through our online portal, order supplies, schedule pickups, download waste recovery reports, and access support in one place.

Automated Reporting

Receive detailed reports and impact certificates, perfect for ESG reporting and recognising your business’s sustainability achievements.

Our Clients & Partnerships

We work with leading brands, government bodies, and industry partners worldwide.

Circular
Innovation: TonerPlas®

Recovered toner powder plays a key role in our TonerPlas® technology, a durable, flexible asphalt additive used to create longer-lasting, lower-carbon road assets across Australia. Plastics from cartridges are also reused in packaging and construction.

TonerPlas® has already supported over 1,500 + kms of high-performance roads, including the Victorian Government’s “Most Sustainable Freeway in Australia” project with Downer and CPB Contractors.

Sustainability & Circular
Outcomes

Diverts millions of cartridges and consumables from landfill

Supports zero waste-to-landfill goals

Recovers materials for manufacturing

Enables ESG and circularity reporting for partners

Key Metrics & Results

17M+

printer consumables collected each year globally

50,000+

organisations engaged

300,000+

collection points worldwide

1,500+ km

of road supported with TonerPlas® recycled materials

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