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

Circularity Support Fund: Research and Investment Grants
 
ResiLoop is an industry-funded scheme for resilient floorcoverings, working to enable a circular future for these materials in Australia. 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.
 
For further information, please contact us at [email protected].

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