Andersens, a leading Australian floor covering provider, has announced collaboration plans with ResiLoop, an industry product stewardship scheme backed by leading suppliers in the flooring industry.
This initiative is focused on decreasing the amount of flooring waste going to landfill.
ResiLoop is Australia’s first dedicated product stewardship scheme for floor coverings, designed to close the loop on flooring waste.
Andersens CEO, Rowan Hodge, said Andersens is a company that values sustainability.
“Through ResiLoop, we can provide our customers with an opportunity to contribute to the future of flooring, aligning with our commitment to reducing waste and promoting a circular economy,” he said.
Every year, 60,000 tonnes of resilient flooring waste ends up in landfill.
The ResiLoop program is tackling this issue by recovering and recycling resilient flooring offcuts - in particular vinyl flooring that would otherwise be discarded.
These offcuts are collected during installations, preventing excess material from being wasted and instead repurposing it for new applications.
By capturing and reusing these materials, ResiLoop is reducing industry waste and creating sustainable solutions for the future.
Through Andersens’ involvement, franchisees can provide customers with product choices that address waste challenges.
ResiLoop CEO, Sophi MacMillan, said that as a ResiLoop member, Andersens is helping customers play a vital role in this initiative.
“The funding raised through the levy our members pay supports both our day-to-day operations, including the management of offcut collections for recycling, and our research and development efforts to explore additional opportunities for utilising this valuable material, traditionally considered waste,” she said.
“The levy amount has been calculated to represent a low-cost impact for the consumer. If all the floors of the average-sized, new home in Australia were fully covered in ResiLoop Member products, the levy would add just $21 to the cost. Yet it makes a real difference to the scale of recycling we can achieve.”
Through a network of ResiLoop Collection Points, registered floor layers collect offcuts from resilient flooring installations. These offcuts are sent to ResiLoop’s recycling partner to produce a garden edging product now available through a national retailer.
Beyond ResiLoop, Andersens continues to make a significant impact through its ongoing Project Green initiative. Since its launch in October 2020, Project Green has planted over 390,000 trees, marking another major milestone in the company’s sustainability journey.
Under the One Project - One Tree program, each flooring project undertaken by Andersens contributes to global reforestation efforts.
This initiative, fully funded by Andersens franchisees, has supported environmental restoration projects across Australia and beyond, including wetlands, mangroves, and bushfire recovery areas.