The Full Circle Collective shop 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!
Location: 437 Hunter Street, Newcastle, 2300
Opening hours: Wed to Fri from 10am till 4pm and Sat from 10am till 2pm.
Meet the Suppliers
17 Flowers Design creates eco-friendly, handmade paper in a stunning variety of colours, patterns, and textures. Perfect for sustainable projects, each piece is made from locally sourced post-consumer waste like office paper, textiles, wrapping paper, and more.
Alice and Bowie design timeless clothing and accessories with a unique twist, using sustainably sourced and found fabrics. Each piece is lovingly handmade, offering mindful additions to your wardrobe.
All of the Good Things offers a curated collection of fair trade, eco-friendly gifts, including vibrant paper bead jewellery and beeswax wraps. Each piece is handmade in Uganda, supporting women artisans and promoting sustainability. Their products combine ethical craftsmanship with environmental care, making them perfect for thoughtful, responsible gifting.
Aware… The Social Design Project is a thoughtful curation of ethically made, artisan-crafted, and sustainable goods. Aware champions a Just, Circular, and Slow approach – supporting social justice, reducing waste through upcycling and natural materials, and preserving traditional craftsmanship. Every purchase contributes to a more equitable and sustainable world.
Baxell specialises in upcycled home décor and body wares, crafted from repurposed textiles. Founded by Lozzie Macey, the brand highlights the beauty of sustainable living, transforming discarded materials into unique, eco-friendly designs that blend creativity with environmental responsibility.
Busy Lizzie creates eco-friendly beeswax wraps from second-hand fabrics, providing a sustainable alternative to plastic. These wraps keep food fresh by offering a breathable, waterproof barrier that prevents drying out without the plastic waste, ensuring your food stays perfectly stored.
CandleXchange crafts luxurious, hand-poured soy candles inspired by Australia’s native landscape while championing sustainability. Through their innovative Return & Swap program, you can drop your empty candle containers to The Full Circle Collective for reuse, thereby reducing landfill. They also support social causes like helping domestic violence survivors and refugees with their impactful UpCandle program.
Cannibal Vintage restores antique furniture and upcycles materials that can’t be salvaged. Combining fine art with craftsmanship, they transform forgotten items into unique, sustainable candelabras that blend history with modern creativity.
Cha Cha Char offers sustainably crafted biochar products that enhance soil health, improve water retention, and boost nutrient availability. Committed to environmentally conscious agriculture, their solutions promote carbon sequestration and reduce greenhouse gases. Cha Cha Char helps farmers and land managers cultivate healthier soil for bountiful harvests.
Circle Paints offers paint at a 50% discount on standard retail prices, by sourcing surplus trade paint that would otherwise go to landfill. They provide a sustainable solution for DIY painters, tradespeople, and mural artists, helping customers save money while supporting eco-friendly practices.
Deeps Engineering offers high-quality precision CNC machined and injection-moulded plastic products, including the Stack n Pots range of vertical planters. Proudly Australian-made, these planters are made from recycled plastic, providing a sustainable and space-saving solution.
Down2EarthCo. Goods is a woman-led small business focused on eco-friendly, thoughtful gift giving. Specialising in beautiful items and gifts made with post-consumer waste and naturally dried plants, they are shortening the supply chain and are offering sustainable options for conscious gift givers.
Earthy Fineline is the brand of Ashlie Ruming, based in Newcastle, Australia, where she creates intricate wildlife illustrations while fostering awareness of environmental stewardship. Committed to sustainability, Ashlie uses repurposed frames to align with her values of mindful consumption and environmental preservation.
Edible Cutlery was founded to create a true zero-waste alternative to traditional disposable cutlery. Offering a tasty solution to Australia’s plastic problem, they introduced a range of edible spoons, sporks, straws, cups, and bowls, all crafted from 100% plant-based ingredients.
Proudly 100% Australian-made and owned, Eco Surfaces transforms locally sourced glass waste into sustainable benchtops, with each surface containing the equivalent of approximately 450 standard glass bottles. By keeping materials out of landfill and supporting the circular economy, their team of passionate pioneers is dedicated to creating a positive impact on both the environment and the community.
Food2Soil is a collaboration between Josie and Annabel, focused on turning food waste into biofertilizers to enhance soil and plant health while combating climate change. Combining their expertise in food, sustainability, and land regeneration, they use upcycled machinery to return nutrients and beneficial microbes to the earth, supporting a healthier future.
Funky, fun, and eco-friendly, Geraldine Wallace’s handmade earrings give new life to used coffee pods, preventing them from ending up in landfill. Each pair is crafted with care using upcycled materials, including beads sourced from local op shops like St Vinnies at Anna Bay. With handmade, tarnish-resistant hooks, these unique accessories are a creative way to support sustainability.
Handcrafted with care, Glass by Gigi transforms recycled glass bottles into stunning fused glass pieces, kiln-fired for a smooth, polished finish. Each piece is one of a kind and can be used as a serving platter, a jewellery tray, or a decorative statement for your home. Beautiful, functional, and sustainable, these creations give new life to discarded materials while adding a touch of elegance to any space.
Hey Zomi is an Australian-owned and made menstrual disc brand founded by sisters Zoe and Mika. They design innovative, ethical, and eco-conscious femtech solutions, empowering menstruators to have periods on their terms. Committed to quality, they use 100% medical-grade silicone and collaborate with artists and organizations like Share the Dignity to end period poverty.
HiHandmade celebrates timeless craftsmanship, sustainability, and cultural heritage. Founded by Sidhi, the brand collaborates with artisans, avoiding mass production to honour traditional skills. Blending Indian heritage with Australia’s free-spirited lifestyle, each piece is thoughtfully designed to create a wardrobe that reflects both identity and a sustainable future.
Homegrown Healthy Living is your ultimate guide to homesteading and off-grid living, packed with over 300 pages of practical advice, wholesome recipes, and stunning photography. Learn to grow your own food, ferment for gut health, embrace low-tox living, and create a more self-sufficient lifestyle—no matter where you live.
Jen Huett offers a thoughtfully selected range of vintage clothing, giving pre-loved pieces a second life. Her collection helps reduce textile waste while providing unique, stylish finds—proving that fashion can be both expressive and sustainable.
Kitsu Creative gives tableware a second life, transforming vintage plates and teacups with bold, whimsical designs. Blending sustainability with creativity, each piece adds character and charm to any space—perfect for those who appreciate a touch of playfulness in everyday moments.
Kwila provide community-based rehabilitation services to people experiencing Substance Use Disorder, and those in recovery that may be at risk of relapse. Kwila have a large “men’s shed” style workshop where people can build furniture or other timber items out of recycled wood. Every purchase from Kwila helps them provide creative pathways to hope, purpose and a better future for people in recovery, and provide recovery support services in an environment where everyone is treated with dignity, respect and without discrimination.
Made By Me Jessie B is the creative brand of Jessie B, who loves sewing, thrifting, and upcycling. She creates unique, handmade items by exploring patterns, fabrics, and upcycling, while sharing her journey with others. Follow Jessie for sewing tips and events, and shop her beautifully upcycled creations.
Matthew Hargrave is a Mixed Media and Oil Painter based in Wangi Wangi, known for his modern expressionist artworks.
Boxhead Plastics is a non-profit social enterprise that turns Australia’s automotive plastic waste into useful products like the Naiteev Golf Tee and Drink Coaster. Their innovative approach supports the circular economy by recycling car bumper bars into high-quality, eco-friendly items.
Naturally Cheeky, founded by Katie, helps busy parents navigate the world of cloth nappies. With personalised guidance and resources, Katie aims to reduce the overwhelm, make cloth nappies accessible, and encourage environmentally friendly choices while saving money.
Out Of The Woods gives new life to salvaged timbers, transforming them into beautifully crafted pieces that celebrate the natural character of wood. Master craftsmen bring a deep knowledge of tools and traditional techniques, highlighting unique grain patterns, natural edges, and organic imperfections to showcase each piece’s raw beauty.
Phe_Co is a brand by Lil Terrazzo, who creates handmade terrazzo egg holders from jesmonite. Each piece is unique, sanded, and sealed with acrylic for water and stain resistance (not waterproof). Slight colour variations and air bubbles add to their charm.
We’ve partnered with The Reconnect Project to help close the digital divide.
By donating your pre-owned mobile devices, tablets, or laptops at our shop, they’ll be repaired, have data erased, and then donated to those in need, helping individuals stay connected to essential services and opportunities.
You can also support the project by purchasing vintage teatowel cushions by @renewedbyannette, with proceeds going towards The Reconnect Project’s operations.
With a background in creative arts, Szuszy Timar transforms upcycled materials into one-of-a-kind earrings, necklaces, and wearable art. Her innovative approach blends artistic expression with eco-conscious design, resulting in unique accessories that make a bold style statement while promoting sustainability.
ReNewy Living makes sustainability simple. Through education, digital content, workshops, and a sustainability podcast, they connect the Newcastle community with practical solutions that fit everyday life. By focusing on local issues and inspiring action, they aim to create healthier, more connected, and resilient communities while driving lasting environmental and social change. Currently, you can find a range of eco-friendly cleaning and laundry products at our shop, helping you live more sustainably and tread lightly on the planet.
Resourceful Living’s mission is to produce an environmentally friendly, sustainable, bespoke product that is a unique, functional feature of Australian homes and offices and a solution to the plastic environmental crisis affecting our planet.
Founders of Kurri Kurri based plastic recyclers, Jess and Geoff, have a passion to change the way we treat single-use plastic. They set out to find a sustainable solution to the environmental plastic burden using an approach which provided plastic a second, third, even up to a tenth life, as an alternate product to waste. Not just containers and small items, but big home or office features, such as tables, chairs, cupboards, wardrobes or even kitchen benchtops; which can employ lots of waste plastic perfectly!
Rustic Art in Newcastle offers a range of handcrafted rustic and industrial-style furniture, including dining tables, vanities, benchtops, and coffee tables. Made from locally sourced, recycled timber, each piece is carefully crafted by skilled artisans. Whether you’re looking for farmhouse furniture or custom-made designs, Rustic Art provides high-quality, eco-friendly options.
The Same Lab (Symbiotically Augmented
Material Ecologies Lab) is an antidisciplinary endeavour by biologist and artist Pip Beale, creating bio-art objects, products, installations, and materials. Their pendants are created from seaweed and sand – regenerative materials supplied by nature – hand sculpted and cured in salts.
Their ethos is to look at the world through a nature centric lens and to dream into reality more optimistic futures.
Their approach is to tackle problems with a sense of play and wonder while staying grounded in real world biological knowledge.
Shared World Collective is a vibrant social enterprise creating opportunities for human connection through arts and culture projects. As part of their community initiatives, they collaborate with Artisan Links—a Fairtrade business empowering marginalized Afghan refugee women in Pakistan with contemporary, handcrafted designs. We’re also proud to host their Shared World Tea Table, a welcoming space offering ethically sourced, organic, and Fairtrade-certified teas along with community workshops that inspire meaningful connections and sustainable living.
Small Victories Craft Department specializes in crocheted bags made from recycled materials. Yarn is mainly sourced from local charity stores, including textiles repurposed into yarn through a technique called “yarnifying,” where items like t-shirts and blankets are transformed into usable yarn for crocheting.
Sprocket Roasters focuses on sustainability at every stage of the coffee process, from ethically sourcing beans to roasting with Australian-made, energy-efficient technology. Their innovative approach reduces carbon footprints and waste, making their coffee a more eco-friendly choice. We’re proud to offer their sustainably roasted beans.
The Tiny Forest: A Story of Nature and Community is a beautifully illustrated picture book that celebrates the power of small actions. Written by Odette Tonkin and illustrated by Anna Scobie, it follows a child’s journey to inspire her community to create a greener future. All proceeds support tiny forest projects in NSW.
The Mad Framer by Newcastle artist Lyndal Campbell gives new life to reclaimed materials, creating unique, sustainable frames. Crafted from salvaged wood and high-quality recycled glass, each piece is an eco-friendly work of art—perfect for those who value creativity, sustainability, and craftsmanship.
Upcycle Newcastle is a non-profit dedicated to helping save textile waste from landfill through creative re-use and repair. They offer workshops, upcycled products, and materials to empower the community to embrace the circular economy and transform waste into valuable items.
Wallsend Upcycling is dedicated to reducing textile waste by repurposing second-hand clothes and linen into unique, handmade products, including handbags, pet beds, scrunchies, and more. They work with materials sourced from St Luke’s Op Shop, giving new life to old fabrics and promoting sustainability in their crafting process.
Inspired by the ancient art of wicking, WaterUps creates Australian-made self-watering systems that promote plant health while reducing water waste. Perfect for urban greening and food gardening, their innovative design ensures efficient watering, helping you grow a thriving, sustainable garden with less effort and resources.