As a scheme, ResiLoop’s objectives are to foster a circularity mindset across the industry and reduce the level of resilient flooring going to landfill by:

1. Enabling recovery and recycling of resilient floorcoverings in Australia at scale through participation in the scheme by a majority of product distributors and flooring installers.

​2. Building onshore recycling capacity by researching and developing new end applications for the recyclate, encouraging investment in technologies and employment in the recycling sector, and supplying recyclate to local manufacturers to reduce virgin material consumption.

3. Driving sector-wide behaviour changes that contribute to the circular economy by informing product development and engaging manufacturers, distributors, specifiers, flooring contractors, recyclers and consumers.​

Recycling is only one aspect – but an important one – of a circular economy for floorcoverings, as represented in the following figure. ResiLoop’s activities support this circular process by encouraging product distributors to consider other aspects such as responsible sourcing of materials and design for circularity. The scheme carries out a range of activities including building resource recovery capacity, educating stakeholders, managing operations and governance, conducting research, and monitoring and evaluation of progress. 

Key Activities

To achieve our goals and targets, ResiLoop focuses on a range of key activities, including:

• Operation and expansion of a network of waste collection points
• Recovering installation waste 
• Coordinating logistics
• Educating and engaging industry stakeholders
• Researching and developing end markets
• Measurement and reporting progress
• Managing operations and governance

Our Principles

These principles (as presented to the ACCC) explain how ResiLoop will grow over time - supporting recovery efforts led by both members and industry, helping build demand for Australian recycled content, and keeping valuable materials in use and out of landfill.

A medium-term timeframe: ResiLoop will expand iteratively towards 2030 in terms of the types of resilient flooring waste collected and geographic regions in which such waste is collected, to ensure that the volume of collected waste meets the demand of recyclers and manufacturers who can reuse that waste. In 2030, a comprehensive strategic review and assessment will be undertaken, to guide the Scheme moving forward. The 2030 timeframe for full implementation aligns with the national government goal to establish a circular economy in Australia by 2030. The iterative roll-out of the Scheme is detailed further in section 4.8 below. 

Engaged stakeholders: ResiLoop will enable stakeholders along the supply chain to share responsibility for the life cycle of resilient floorcoverings. 

Economic viability: The Scheme is designed to be both efficient and viable over the long term. 

Contribution to a Circular Economy for flooring: ResiLoop will encourage improved product design, promote maintenance and prolonged use, influence waste generation and recovery, and support both company-led and industry-led recovery efforts that advance recycling into quality products to sustain the material’s productive value. 

Contribution to environmental outcomes: ResiLoop will reduce embodied carbon in products through reduction in use of virgin raw materials in manufacturing new resilient flooring and other products. The Scheme will develop and promote safe and environmentally sound outcomes. 

Behavioural change: Through education, incentives and raising awareness, ResiLoop will influence behaviour, improving waste management practices in the resilient flooring industry and fostering collective innovation. 

Measurement of progress: ResiLoop will set goals, specific short- and medium-term targets and collect relevant data. It will share data tracking progress against these targets with Scheme participants to incentivise and reward continuous improvement and high achievement. Annual progress will be measured and reported by ResiLoop. The Scheme will also be reviewed by an independent reviewer after five years. 
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Informed government policies: ResiLoop will work in tandem with and help inform the Government’s intentions to develop a circular economy in Australia, encourage investment in recycling infrastructure, support manufacturing with Australian recycled content and divert valued resources from landfill. It will aim to offer reasonable access to the Scheme nationally (over time) and seek recognition of approved circular recycling initiatives of both industry and members.

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Circularity Support Fund: Research and Investment Grants

One of the scheme's aims is to divert floorcovering waste from landfill by increasing reuse and recycling while expanding domestic recycling capacity and capability.
 
To do this, the industry needs to invest in research and development to identify new end markets for resilient floorcovering waste and strengthen partnerships with manufacturers and researchers to scale circular solutions.
 
The Circularity Support Fund will support projects that enhance recycling infrastructure, improve material reprocessing, increase demand for ResiLoop recyclate, and contribute to long-term market viability. Grant applications are open for initiatives that align with these goals.
 
View our current projects here.
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