Closing the Loop offers a 'One for One' waste-compensation service: when a company adds a new phone, tablet or laptop to the market, Closing the Loop collects and responsibly recycles an equivalent end‑of‑life device and issues an audit certificate.
Circularity Relevance
Core
Service is explicitly designed to enable circular outcomes (compensated collection and responsible recycling of electronics). [Source: Closing the Loop - Our Service]
Circular Role
DirectEnabler
Closing the Loop directly organises collection, recycling and reporting (issues certificates) rather than only providing a white‑label tool.
Circular Type
Circular Logistics
• Take-back & Collection
Primary activity is organising take-back/collection and reverse logistics for end-of-life electronics (One for One).
R Strategy
R8 - Recycle
Primary activity is collection and responsible recycling of end-of-life devices (R8). No clear evidence that refurbishment or remanufacturing is offered as a core function.
The One for One service links new devices to collection and responsible recycling of equivalent devices (recycling/resource recovery) and operates a take-back/collection model for end-of-life devices. [Source: Closing the Loop - FAQ/Our Service]
Organisational Type
ForProfit
Described as a social enterprise in independent sources (Wikipedia) and commercial case studies on the company site; structure not explicitly labelled as non-profit on the website.
Website and case studies reference projects and experience in Europe, the United States and Asia; operates across multiple countries but not explicitly claiming global HQ presence. [Source: Closing the Loop - FAQ/Our Service]
Hardware Component
None
No evidence that Closing the Loop supplies specialised hardware; the service coordinates collection and recycling rather than providing IoT or sorting machinery.
Tech Map Relevance
Closing the Loop delivers an explicit circular service ('One for One') that collects and responsibly recycles an equivalent end-of-life device for each new device sold. Evidence: company website describing the One for One service and independent sources (Wikipedia, Crunchbase). Source: Closing the Loop website.
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