The Full Circle Collective is a vibrant not-for-profit circular economy retail and community space at 437 Hunter Street Newcastle. This space supports social enterprises, local businesses, community organisations and makers with a shared ethos to create a sustainable future by championing the principles of the circular economy through resource recovery, repair and reuse.

Come and discover a wide range of local, ethical, and sustainble products - including clothing, accessories, furniture, gardening supplies, paints, and more!

Loop Organics operate a local compost facility which receives and processes organic materials including Liquid Food waste, Solid Food waste, Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO), Green waste, paper crumble, grease trap and biosolids to create premium quality soil amendments and composts for use in farming, agriculture, landscaping and Mine regeneration. Loop Organics operations include a Food Depackaging Unit.

Loop views waste as a resource, not as a disposable product.

Loop Organics is certified Climate Active carbon neutral for their business operations. 

Accelerating Regional Innovation Program | ARIF (Project Lead)

Bridging the gap between the circular economy and the manufacturing sector.

The Accelerating Regional Innovation Program (ARIF) supports talented founders to launch their start-ups and grow them into sustainable businesses. This project will assist in growing the ideas, talents and capabilities of entrepreneurs and new businesses in the Manufacturing, Renewable Energy, Gas, Recycling and Waste Management industries.

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Newcastle's eco-conscious ceramic studio and workshop space. Grounded By Designs offers a unique blend of slow-making workshops, focused on hand-building techniques, and an open invitation to dedicate time to play and get messy.

Established in 2015, crafting simple, functional pieces that enhance an experience of the every day, now offering studio sessions & workshops.

Explore your creative journey in our self-guided studio sessions, whether it's embracing the joy of working with clay or engaging in a dedicated environment for creating and sharing your artistic expressions.

If you're after something a bit more structured come along to a workshop that allows you to get lost in the flow of creating. You'll learn hand-building techniques that will ensure you create a functional piece. Our workshops include the practice and the option of firing up to three pieces.

We want your time with us to be meaningful, enjoyable, and rewarding, regardless of the outcome of your clay creations.

RAM Manufacturing facility will incorporate a rigid plastics recycling line to take bulk HDPE waste and turn it into the primary material used in the production of Echidna Strip.

RAM is a pre funding start up in the process of running a pilot production run for Echidna Strip. Assuming all goes well the plan will be to establish a facility in the Hunter early to mid 2025.

PerkyPod is a game-changing plant pot that simplifies watering with no mess, stress or lifting.

PerkyPod has been built with environmental responsibility as a core value and is proud to be part of the NSW Government 'Making Circular' Program in the Hunter Valley as a regional circular economy start-up.

PerkyPod:
- contains recycled materials (with continual improvements being explored)
- is UV-stabilised to last indoors or outdoors for many years
- is recyclable at the end of its life
- promotes responsible water use through reuse and recycling
- comes in recycled packaging
- makes real plants a viable alternative to artificial plants.

PerkyPod's patent-pending drainage and water catchment makes filling your home with real, thriving plants easier than ever before.

• Grow-your-own herbs, fruit and vegetables, even on apartment balconies and small terraces. Cut your carbon miles, reduce food waste and increase biodiversity... all while complying with body corporate regulations relating to spills and overflow.
• Reduce waste from plant deaths while avoiding the need for artificial plants.
  Bring plants into your home and outdoor areas to promote a connection with nature, bringing many proven health benefits including air purification, increased productivity and a sense of calm.

PerkyPod is owned by an Australian Defence Force Veteran family residing in Hamilton South, Newcastle, and was built in conjunction with industrial designers at Gateshead. All our IP protection, business legals, graphic design, SEO, business mentoring, and headquarters functions are conducted in the Hunter region. PerkyPod is manufactured in Sydney.