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Our Mission

At The Upcycled Soap Company, we don’t see waste—we see opportunity. Our mission is simple but powerful: to transform food and beverage waste into sustainable, skin-loving soap, while inspiring others to reimagine what’s possible when we stop throwing away value.

Every year, Australia generates over 7.6 million tonnes of food waste*. That’s enough to fill the Melbourne Cricket Ground ten times over. Of that waste, 70% is perfectly edible or usable. Instead, much of it ends up in landfills—where it releases methane, a greenhouse gas far more potent than CO₂.

But it doesn’t have to be this way.

♻️ Reclaimed Resources, Not Waste

We work with local breweries, wineries, cafés, butchers, and farms to rescue ingredients like:

  • 🍺 Over-fermented beer
  • 🍷 Surplus wine
  • 🍊 Fruit & vegetable scraps
  • ☕ Coffee grounds
  • 🥩 Tallow from local butchers

These ingredients would typically be dumped, binned, or poured down the drain. Instead, we reclaim them, clean and test them, and reintroduce them into our soapmaking process—turning leftovers into luxuries.

🌱 Why It Matters

  • Environmental Impact: When organic materials decompose in landfills, they release methane—a gas that’s 25x more effective at trapping heat than CO₂. By keeping these materials out of landfills, we help reduce emissions and conserve resources.
  • Water & Energy Savings: Instead of making soap with fresh water and imported oils, we use local by-products that already exist. Our cold and hot process methods are low-energy and water-wise by design.
  • Supporting a Circular Economy: We believe local businesses can support each other in a loop, not a line. Waste from one becomes a resource for another—no landfills, no shipping containers, just collaboration.

🌍 Our Bigger Vision

We're working toward becoming a registered Social Enterprise—because we want to give back while moving forward. Our goal is to continue developing products, partnerships, and processes that serve people, planet, and purpose—all while being transparent about what we do and how we do it.

Soap is just the beginning. Our mission is about building a better system—one bar, one bottle, one reclaimed ingredient at a time.

*Sources: Fight Food Waste CRC, Australian Government National Food Waste Strategy.