About Us
Every year, Australians burn over 4 million candles—most of them single-use and can’t be recycled. That’s thousands of tonnes of waste heading straight to landfill.
CandleXchange is a certified social enterprise founded in 2021 to change that. Our Return & Swap range uses natural ingredients and refillable containers to deliver beautiful, non-toxic fragrances—without the waste.
Through our UpCandle program, we collect other brand candle containers, refill and then and gift to people rebuilding their lives, turning used candles into a force for good.
Each swap stops up to 1kg of non-recyclable waste from going to landfill. Good for your home, better for the planet—and your community.
How it works
Create a beautiful home ambience the natural, sustainable way:
1. Enjoy your home fragrance
2. Order your new fragrance online or instore.
3. Return the empty container by post (in same box as you receive the new fragrance & postage covered by us!) or in-store.
4. Save 30% on your new fragrance
We refill and reuse the container—no waste, just great scent.
CandleXchange Founders
Hayley Clarke and Karen Platt have turned to candles as a way of creating a relaxing home ambience as well as masking household smells.
When they became frustrated with the clutter and waste from empty containers, they knew a more sustainable solution was needed.
Our Purpose
To inspire better ways to consume.
The journey to fulfilling this purpose has qualified CandleXchange as a Certified Social Enterprise by Social Traders.
Our Mission
We create beautiful, planet-friendly products through circular design, natural ingredients, and a reuse-first model—making it easy for people to consume without the waste
Our Goal
We aim to prevent one million single-use home fragrance containers and 100 tonnes of packaging waste from entering landfill by 2030.
Our UpCandle program also helps us extend the life of containers which cannot be recycled. When you return your empty candle containers from other brands, we will refill them and donate them to survivors of domestic violence.
We’re on track! Thanks to our amazing return & swap customers we’ve already saved over 5500 containers from entering landfill.
Our Values
Design Out Waste - Every product and process is created to keep materials in use and out of landfill
Natural First - We choose natural, high-quality ingredients that are better for people and the planet.
Radical Transparency - We’re honest about what’s working, what’s not, and how we’re improving.
Reuse Simplified - We make reuse effortless—because sustainability should be part of everyday life