 The report sets out the scheme's second year of work to build practical recovery pathways for resilient flooring in Australia.
FY 25/26 accomplishments include: Collection network expansion The scheme finished the year with 43 registered Collection Points, up from 24, and expanded from Victoria into New South Wales, Queensland and the ACT. Investment in end markets The Circularity Support Fund has committed $195,256 to four research initiatives. These include engineered smart beads with Edith Cowan University, guidelines for uplifted flooring with the University of Technology Sydney, and scoping work on hybrid tiles. A further $100,000 is currently available to support local manufacturers. 141+ tonnes recovered since launch The scheme recovered 54 tonnes in FY 25/26. Volume was lower than last year as our Recycling Partner slowed intake and the Victorian installation market was quieter than usual. Tools for specifiers Specification templates and an offcut volume calculator help make end-of-life pathways visible at the design stage. Online project notifications allows project teams flag a job for offcut collection. Levy held at 9c per square metre ResiLoop continues to be funded largely through a levy of 9c per sqm of its members in-scope products. "The year ahead will be about turning the research now underway into working local markets, and scaling up collection as those markets develop." Rob Coombs, Chair, ResiLoop Read the full report We invite Members to join us in Sydney on 28 October 2026 for our AGM. Associate Professor Amir Razmjou of Edith Cowan University and Associate Professor Nick Florin of the Institute for Sustainable Futures at the University of Technology Sydney will also present their research, funded through ResiLoop's Circularity Support Fund. Details and RSVP here g#ResiLoop #AnnualReport #ResilientFlooring #Vinylflooring #Recycling g#CircularEconomy #CircularitySupportFund
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 We're looking to bring ResiLoop offcut collections to SA, and we need Collection Points to make it happen.
It's free to join. Registered Collection Points get a free bin and collection bags, and book free pickups through the ResiLoop app. Your floorlayers bring LVT and vinyl sheet offcuts back from site, and they stay out of landfill instead of adding to your waste bill. Get in touch and we'll let you know if your area is covered. Bec will be at the SA FCIA Contractors Forum on Tuesday 13 October if you'd like to find out more - or give us a call on 1300 800 568. Apply to become a Collection Point #ResiLoop #ProductStewardship #CircularEconomy #SouthAustralia #Adelaide #FlooringAustralia #VinylFlooring #LVT #FlooringContractors #FlooringRetail  Simon Babcock is Technical Manager, at Altro APAC. He has more than 13 years' experience in product compliance, technical governance and product development across the construction and industrial sectors, with a practical understanding of how products move through certification and into the market.
Jim Goddin is a materials engineer who specialises in measuring circularity. He co-developed the Material Circularity Indicator with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, is a contributing author of ISO 59020, the international standard for measuring circular economy performance, and is a member of the GBCA's circular strategies expert reference panel. The Advisory Panel provides independent advice to the ResiLoop Board on strategy, market engagement and R&D projects funded through the Circularity Support Fund. Simon and Jim's combined experience will strengthen that advice as the scheme continues to grow. Welcome, Simon and Jim. We look forward to working with you both. [email protected] 1300 800 568 #ProductStewardship #ResilientFlooring #CircularEconomy #CircularitySupportFund #ResiLoop #AdvisoryPanel  Green Star Fitouts takes over from Green Star Interiors on 1 October 2026 as the rating tool for certifying the design and construction of new interior fitouts by Green Building Council of Australia.
It raises the bar on defining sustainability of fitouts by including new requirements to advance the circular economy. It is highly relevant to procurement and installation of resilient floor and wall coverings and demonstrates why ResiLoop is such an important industry initiative. A new Circular category of credits in the tool aims to embed principles of circularity in the design and fitout work, such as maximising reuse, durability through repair and maintenance, recovery of materials at end of use, and better design and material choices. In addition, the Responsible category specifically includes a Responsible Material Management credit that requires reporting of material outflows and encourages on-site separation of waste material streams and measuring reuse of recovered materials. Installation offcuts fall within this, and returning them through a product stewardship scheme is a practical way to separate, recover and report them. As an operating and ACCC-authorised industry scheme, ResiLoop can help fitout projects contribute towards Green Star credits. ResiLoop works with project managers, product suppliers and flooring contractors to enable the collection and return of resilient floorcovering offcuts from fitouts, and can provide collected weights by project. One collection pathway for your offcuts, and the data to back up your Green Star submission. One scheme, one bin, many brands. To find out how ResiLoop can support your next project, get in touch or download our Project EOI form. [email protected] 1300 800 568 #GreenStar #GBCA #Circular #ResilientFlooring  ResiLoop's 2026 Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday 28 October in Sydney, from 4 to 6pm AEDT.
The meeting covers the year's results, a scheme update and the direction for the year ahead. It will be followed by two guest speakers, both research partners funded through the Circularity Support Fund: - Associate Professor Amir Razmjou, Edith Cowan University, on turning reclaimed flooring into engineered smart beads for construction. - Associate Professor Nick Florin, UTS Institute for Sustainable Futures, presenting his team's recently completed report on pathways for uplifted flooring. Together, the sessions show how ResiLoop is exploring new opportunities in reclaiming resilient flooring in Australia. For any questions regarding the event please contact [email protected] This is a Members-only event. Book your place here: #ProductStewardship #CircularEconomy #ResilientFlooring #BuiltEnvironment #ResiLoop #CircularitySupportFund #Research #AGM  Thanks to Michael Pointon of Earlymark for having Bec Breheny on Part 1 of Spec the Truth, talking through the resilient flooring category and why material selection matters well beyond the install. Making recovery pathways part of the specification conversation is central to what ResiLoop does.
Full episode here See our specification templates, to copy or download into your documentation set here: For those using Earlymark you can access ResiLoop's specification directly through the platform. #ResiLoop #Resilientflooring #CircularEconomy #Specification  We're pleased to share that ResiLoop has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Green Building Material/Product category at the 2026 Sustainability Awards, sponsored by WoodSolutions.
ResiLoop is Australia's industry-led product stewardship scheme for resilient flooring — connecting products, specifiers, retailers, contractors, collectors and recyclers through one system. A shortlisting like this reflects the industry that built the scheme: the suppliers behind it and our collection points making it practical on site. We're grateful for the recognition as we keep working at it. Our thanks to Architecture and Design (Australia) for running the awards, and to WoodSolutions for sponsoring the category. https://www.sustainablebuildingawards.com.au/ #SustainabilityAwards #ResiLoop #GreenBuildingMaterialProduct  ResiLoop is on a mission to enable a circular future for floorcoverings in Australia.
Resiloop now has 16 supplier members backing the scheme, including our newest, WA-based KS Flooring. Like every member brand, KS Flooring is showing its customers that it stands behind its products, including what happens to the material once it’s installed. Together, our members make ResiLoop the only industry product stewardship scheme in Australia working across major resilient vinyl categories: homogeneous and heterogeneous sheet, and LVT. ResiLoop continues to receive industry wide support with fifteen out of the existing sixteen members all choosing to continue supporting the industry scheme. However, one of our members, Armstrong Flooring, has decided they will not be continuing with the scheme this year. As a result, their products will no longer be in scope for collection and recycling at our Registered Collection Points and the levy will not apply to their products. If that affects flooring you specify or install, get in touch and we'll confirm what it means for offcut collection. All our members remain committed to the long-term goals the scheme was built on. Collective action creates impact. [email protected] 1300 800 568 www.resiloop.org.au #resiloop #resilientflooring #altro #amtico #bolon #forbo #gerflor #inspiredfloorcoverings #interface #karndean #ksflooring #milliken #mjsfloorcoverings g#pegulan #polyflor #shawcontract #signature #tarkett  If your business produces subfloor sheets, floor transition ramps, baseboard or skirting, matting, or similar building and construction products, we'd like to talk to you.
Procurement requirements across the building sector are increasingly favouring recycled content. Manufacturers, now is a good time to look at how recycled inputs could be incorporated into your products to meet that shift. ResiLoop has $100k available from our Circularity Support Fund to invest in developing this opportunity with the right manufacturing partner. This will run as a competition process: we’re first seeking expressions of interest, followed by an initial discussion with suitable candidates to assess whether the product and process would be a fit. Our recyclate is a combination of calcium carbonate, PVC and plasticiser and ResiLoop will work with the successful candidate to develop a product concept and assist in migrating from virgin materials to recyclate manufacturing. To register your interest, email [email protected] with a brief outline of what you currently manufacture and could produce using rPVC or call us on 1300 800 568 to discuss. EOIs close 31 August, 2026. If you know an innovative Australian manufacturer this would suit, please share/tag this with them. #ResiLoop #Manufacturing #Recycling #PVC #ProductStewardship #CircularitySupportFund  Hybrid tiles are one of several areas in which ResiLoop has commissioned dedicated research, as we continue expanding what is feasible for the scheme to reclaim for reuse and recycling.
Through the existing product levy paid by its Members, ResiLoop funds two key activities: collection of reclaimed LVT and sheet vinyl from installations - now in four eastern states/territories – and research and development of recycling processes and new uses for recovered materials. Hybrid tiles are the next product category we're exploring to bring into that system. To kick-start this, we've commissioned research into the local hybrid tile market to enable quantification of material arising for recovery, analysis of product compositions, and identification of potentially available pathways for recycling it in Australia. With learnings from overseas markets, three recovery pathways are being investigated in parallel: existing polymer reprocessing infrastructure, chemical separation ahead of granulation, and purpose-built processing equipment, alongside a search for domestic and offshore markets for the reprocessed material. Our Members are collectively underwriting the investment in development of local systems and infrastructure that will lead to the recycling of their products. Without funding from the levy underpinning a collaborative effort to find and develop solutions, options for recycling floorcoverings in Australia will remain few and far between and lack the scale to truly drive change. If you’re a Hybrid Tile product distributor, it’s not too late to get involved! Find out more about our R&D program and collection systems at www.resiloop.org.au or call us on 1300 800 568 to become an active participant in this process. #Recycling #Hybrid #LVT #Upflited #Vinyl #ResiLoop #Levy |
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