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Make compliance simple, make circularity scalable
Takeback and recycling schemes are no longer optional. They are an important part of how businesses manage resources, meet regulatory requirements, and move towards a more circular economy.
Through our specialist brands in the Comply Loop, we design and deliver compliant, data-driven takeback and recycling schemes that help you recover materials, reduce waste, and meet evolving producer responsibility regulations.
We combine regulatory expertise, operational delivery, and technology to make takeback schemes simple, scalable, and effective.
Closing the gap between waste and resources starts with taking responsibility for what you put into the market.
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Collection of electronic charging cables prepared for WEEE recycling and compliant electronic waste disposal.
WEEE takeback
Electrical waste is one of the fastest-growing waste streams globally, making compliant management essential. Our WEEE takeback services ensure products are collected, processed, and recycled in line with national and international regulations.
We support you with:
- Collection solutions for household and non-household WEEE
- Access to approved authorised treatment facilities (AATFs)
- Data management and regulatory reporting
- Producer registration and compliance support
- Ongoing monitoring to maintain compliance
By ensuring responsible recovery of electrical products, we help reduce environmental impact while maintaining full compliance and transparency.
Different battery types representing battery compliance, recycling, and producer responsibility schemes.
Battery compliance and recycling
Through our specialist brands in the Comply Loop, we deliver comprehensive battery takeback and recycling schemes that meet both local and global regulatory requirements.
From portable consumer batteries to complex industrial and automotive systems, we manage the full lifecycle of battery waste, ensuring safe handling, compliant recycling, and accurate reporting.
We support:
- Battery collection and logistics management
- Safe storage and transportation of hazardous materials
- Approved recycling and treatment processes
- Data tracking and submission to regulators
- Support with battery regulations and EPR obligations
With increasing scrutiny on battery waste and growing volumes driven by electrification, we help you stay compliant while supporting more sustainable resource use.
Textile sorting process for reuse and recycling within a circular fashion and retail takeback scheme.
Textile takeback
Helping businesses design and implement textile takeback schemes that enable reuse, recycling, and circularity across fashion and retail supply chains.
As textile waste continues to rise, new regulations and consumer expectations are driving the need for more responsible end-of-life solutions.
Our textile takeback services help you respond with practical, scalable systems.
We support:
- In-store and postal takeback programmes
- Sorting for reuse, resale, and recycling
- Partnerships with certified recycling and reuse networks
- Data reporting to support ESG and compliance requirements
- Circular programme design aligned to your brand strategy
Used disposable vapes collected for compliant recycling and hazardous waste management.
Vape recycling
We provide compliant, end-to-end solutions for the safe collection and recycling of vapes and e-cigarettes, one of the fastest-growing and most complex waste streams.
Vapes contain a mix of materials, including batteries, plastics, and electronic components, which require specialist handling and treatment. Our schemes ensure that all elements are managed safely and in line with environmental regulations.
Our services include:
- Collection infrastructure for retail and distribution networks
- Safe handling and segregation of hazardous components
- Approved recycling and disposal processes
- Regulatory compliance and reporting
- Guidance on evolving vape legislation
We help you mitigate risk, protect the environment, and meet your legal obligations in a rapidly developing regulatory landscape.
Close-up of recyclable beverage cartons representing packaging compliance and recycling schemes.
Packaging compliance schemes
We support businesses in meeting packaging extended producer responsibility requirements through comprehensive data management, reporting, and scheme coordination.
Packaging regulations are becoming more complex and more demanding. Our services simplify compliance by giving you full visibility and control over your packaging data and obligations.
We provide:
- Packaging data collection and validation
- EPR reporting and submissions
- Fee calculation and obligation management
- Support with packaging design and recyclability improvements
- Ongoing regulatory monitoring and guidance
Why takeback and recycling schemes matter
Across the globe, legislation is shifting responsibility onto producers. From extended producer responsibility (EPR) to waste electricals, batteries, and packaging regulations, businesses must now manage the full lifecycle of their products.
That means:
- Collecting products at their end of life
- Ensuring compliant recycling and recovery
- Reporting accurate data to regulators
- Demonstrating environmental responsibility
But managing takeback schemes across multiple materials, regions, and regulations can be complex.
That’s where Reconomy’s specialist brands come in, making it straightforward.
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Delivered through our Comply Loop
Reconomy’s Comply Loop brings together global compliance expertise, data management, and operational infrastructure to deliver end-to-end takeback and recycling schemes.
We don’t just help you understand regulations, we build and run the systems that keep you compliant.
Our approach includes:
- Scheme design and implementation
- Collection network management
- Approved treatment and recycling partnerships
- Data capture, validation, and reporting
Ongoing regulatory monitoring
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From compliance to circularity
Takeback schemes are about more than meeting regulations. They are an opportunity to rethink how resources flow through your business.
At Reconomy, we help you go beyond compliance to:
- Recover valuable materials
- Reduce reliance on virgin resources
- Improve supply chain transparency
- Strengthen sustainability performance
By turning waste into opportunity, we help you move closer to a truly circular model.
FAQs
A takeback scheme is a system that allows businesses to collect products at the end of their life for reuse, recycling, or safe disposal, helping meet regulatory requirements and reduce environmental impact.
Common categories include:
- Electrical equipment (WEEE)
- Batteries
- Packaging
- Textiles
- Vapes and e-cigarettes
Requirements vary by region and regulation.
Yes. Through our global Comply Loop network, we manage international takeback schemes, ensuring compliance with local regulations in each market.
We combine regulatory expertise, approved recycling partners, and robust data systems to ensure all collections, treatments, and reporting meet legal requirements.
Outsourcing reduces complexity, ensures compliance, improves efficiency, and gives you access to specialist expertise and infrastructure without building it in-house.
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