Closed Loop Infrastructure Strategy – Investment Application

Enriched impact-investor · Found: 2026-04-20 20:26

Closed Loop Partners Catalytic Capital & Private Credit strategy investing in circular economy infrastructure. Focuses on recycling facilities, collection infrastructure, and related circular economy systems.

Source: https://www.closedlooppartners.com/capital-management/apply-for-funding/infrastructure/

Funding Details

Funder

Closed Loop Partners

Funding Goal

Provide below-market rate loans to U.S.-based municipalities and companies to improve recycling infrastructure. Finances replicable, scalable, and financially sustainable recycling infrastructure and innovation projects across five categories: (1) collection of household recyclables, (2) sortation/material recovery facilities, (3) processing/reclamation facilities, (4) end-product manufacturing using recycled materials, (5) enabling technologies linking circular economy supply chain nodes.

Funding Amount

Typical loan size $3-5 million USD over a 3-10 year term, secured by collateral. Below-market rate loans. (3.000.000 € – 5.000.000 €)

Deadline

Rolling basis (Rolling)

How to Apply

Complete online application form at https://www.closedlooppartners.com/capital-management/apply-for-funding/infrastructure/. Required information includes: additional funding sources, sources and uses table, feedstock and offtake agreements, and financial statements. Evaluation process: application review → operational/financial evaluation → deal terms development → advisory board and investment committee approval → closing.

Target Region

United States

Contact

888 7th Ave, 10th Floor, New York NY 10106. Contact via website form.

Last Checked

2026-04-20 22:38

Application Checklist

Eligibility

• Project must be based in the United States — no international projects eligible
• Applicant must be a municipality or private company — not NGOs or non-profits without revenue

Project Scope

• Project must involve recycling infrastructure: collection, sortation, processing, manufacturing, or enabling technology
• Must show GHG reduction, materials diversion, and community economic benefit

Required Documents

• Required: additional funding sources, sources & uses table, feedstock/offtake agreements, financial statements

Constraints

• Must demonstrate ability to repay the loan (financial creditworthiness required)
• Loans are secured by collateral — applicant must have qualifying assets

Summary

The Closed Loop Infrastructure Strategy, operated by Closed Loop Partners, is a U.S.-focused impact investment fund providing below-market-rate loans to municipalities and private companies to improve recycling infrastructure across the country. The strategy is designed to finance replicable, scalable, and financially sustainable projects. Thematically, the fund covers five categories of recycling infrastructure: new or expanded household recyclables collection systems; new or expanded material recovery facilities (sortation); processing or reclamation facilities using mechanical, chemical, thermal, or biological means; end-product manufacturing using recycled materials; and enabling technologies that link circular economy supply chain nodes or enhance process capabilities. Geographically, all projects must be based in the United States. The fund makes no exceptions for international projects, making it exclusively a U.S. domestic program. Eligible applicants include both municipalities and private companies, provided they can demonstrate a credible ability to repay the loan. Funding is structured as below-market-rate loans, typically ranging from $3 million to $5 million USD over a 3 to 10 year term, secured by collateral. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Evaluation criteria include greenhouse gas emission reductions, materials diversion from disposal, financial creditworthiness, project replicability and scalability, and community economic benefits. In addition to capital, approved borrowers receive technical support and advice, access to the Closed Loop Partners industry network connecting consumer goods companies, retailers, municipalities, foundations, and financial institutions, and promotion of their project through Closed Loop's communication channels.

Historical Context

Closed Loop Partners is a decade-old impact investment firm. The Infrastructure Strategy is one of several capital strategies operated under the Closed Loop Fund umbrella, with catalytic capital provided through below-market-rate loans.

Why it was added

discovered from funder #215: Closed Loop Catalytic Capital

Sources

• https://www.closedlooppartners.com/capital-management/apply-for-funding/infrastructure/

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