diff --git a/src/dorkbox/objectPool/Pool.kt b/src/dorkbox/objectPool/Pool.kt
index 570201d..c5e886d 100644
--- a/src/dorkbox/objectPool/Pool.kt
+++ b/src/dorkbox/objectPool/Pool.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2020 dorkbox, llc
+ * Copyright 2023 dorkbox, llc
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -45,4 +45,10 @@ interface Pool<T> {
      * @return a new object instance created by the pool.
      */
     fun newInstance(): T
+
+
+    /**
+     * Clears the underlying queue implementation
+     */
+    fun close()
 }
diff --git a/src/dorkbox/objectPool/SuspendingPool.kt b/src/dorkbox/objectPool/SuspendingPool.kt
index 661a3a4..69b18a6 100644
--- a/src/dorkbox/objectPool/SuspendingPool.kt
+++ b/src/dorkbox/objectPool/SuspendingPool.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2020 dorkbox, llc
+ * Copyright 2023 dorkbox, llc
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -43,4 +43,9 @@ interface SuspendingPool<T> {
      * @return a new object instance created by the pool.
      */
     suspend fun newInstance(): T
+
+    /**
+     * Closes the underlying implementation
+     */
+    fun close()
 }
diff --git a/src/dorkbox/objectPool/blocking/BlockingPool.kt b/src/dorkbox/objectPool/blocking/BlockingPool.kt
index eedde68..90b610d 100644
--- a/src/dorkbox/objectPool/blocking/BlockingPool.kt
+++ b/src/dorkbox/objectPool/blocking/BlockingPool.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2020 dorkbox, llc
+ * Copyright 2023 dorkbox, llc
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -79,4 +79,11 @@ internal class BlockingPool<T> constructor(
     override fun newInstance(): T {
         return poolObject.newInstance()
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Clears the underlying queue implementation
+     */
+    override fun close() {
+        queue.clear()
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/dorkbox/objectPool/blocking/BlockingPoolCollection.kt b/src/dorkbox/objectPool/blocking/BlockingPoolCollection.kt
index 4159e87..92cd396 100644
--- a/src/dorkbox/objectPool/blocking/BlockingPoolCollection.kt
+++ b/src/dorkbox/objectPool/blocking/BlockingPoolCollection.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2020 dorkbox, llc
+ * Copyright 2023 dorkbox, llc
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -73,4 +73,11 @@ internal class BlockingPoolCollection<T> constructor(
     override fun newInstance(): T {
         return dummyValue
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Clears the underlying queue implementation
+     */
+    override fun close() {
+        queue.clear()
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/dorkbox/objectPool/nonBlocking/NonBlockingPool.kt b/src/dorkbox/objectPool/nonBlocking/NonBlockingPool.kt
index 53cb705..623974a 100644
--- a/src/dorkbox/objectPool/nonBlocking/NonBlockingPool.kt
+++ b/src/dorkbox/objectPool/nonBlocking/NonBlockingPool.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2020 dorkbox, llc
+ * Copyright 2023 dorkbox, llc
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -67,4 +67,11 @@ internal open class NonBlockingPool<T>(
     override fun newInstance(): T {
         return poolObject.newInstance()
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Clears the underlying queue implementation
+     */
+    override fun close() {
+        queue.clear()
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/dorkbox/objectPool/nonBlocking/NonBlockingSoftPool.kt b/src/dorkbox/objectPool/nonBlocking/NonBlockingSoftPool.kt
index 16a7e5e..99b39c5 100644
--- a/src/dorkbox/objectPool/nonBlocking/NonBlockingSoftPool.kt
+++ b/src/dorkbox/objectPool/nonBlocking/NonBlockingSoftPool.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2020 dorkbox, llc
+ * Copyright 2023 dorkbox, llc
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -77,4 +77,11 @@ internal class NonBlockingSoftPool<T>(
     override fun newInstance(): T {
         return poolObject.newInstance()
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Clears the underlying queue implementation
+     */
+    override fun close() {
+        queue.clear()
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/dorkbox/objectPool/suspending/ChannelQueue.kt b/src/dorkbox/objectPool/suspending/ChannelQueue.kt
index 8e40b5d..63996f1 100644
--- a/src/dorkbox/objectPool/suspending/ChannelQueue.kt
+++ b/src/dorkbox/objectPool/suspending/ChannelQueue.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2022 dorkbox, llc
+ * Copyright 2023 dorkbox, llc
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -55,4 +55,8 @@ class ChannelQueue<E>(size: Int): SuspendingQueue<E> {
     override suspend fun take(): E {
         return channel.receive()
     }
+
+    override fun close() {
+        channel.close()
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/dorkbox/objectPool/suspending/SuspendingPool.kt b/src/dorkbox/objectPool/suspending/SuspendingPool.kt
index 6c9ecad..7ce356e 100644
--- a/src/dorkbox/objectPool/suspending/SuspendingPool.kt
+++ b/src/dorkbox/objectPool/suspending/SuspendingPool.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2020 dorkbox, llc
+ * Copyright 2023 dorkbox, llc
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -82,4 +82,11 @@ internal class SuspendingPool<T> constructor(
     override suspend fun newInstance(): T {
         return poolObject.newInstance()
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Closes the supporting queue implementation
+     */
+    override fun close() {
+        queue.close()
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/dorkbox/objectPool/suspending/SuspendingPoolCollection.kt b/src/dorkbox/objectPool/suspending/SuspendingPoolCollection.kt
index 1044a34..7e04d74 100644
--- a/src/dorkbox/objectPool/suspending/SuspendingPoolCollection.kt
+++ b/src/dorkbox/objectPool/suspending/SuspendingPoolCollection.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2020 dorkbox, llc
+ * Copyright 2023 dorkbox, llc
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -74,4 +74,11 @@ internal class SuspendingPoolCollection<T> constructor(
     override suspend fun newInstance(): T {
         return dummyValue
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Closes the underlying queue implementation
+     */
+    override fun close() {
+        queue.close()
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/dorkbox/objectPool/suspending/SuspendingQueue.kt b/src/dorkbox/objectPool/suspending/SuspendingQueue.kt
index b541ba3..3e6fe3c 100644
--- a/src/dorkbox/objectPool/suspending/SuspendingQueue.kt
+++ b/src/dorkbox/objectPool/suspending/SuspendingQueue.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2022 dorkbox, llc
+ * Copyright 2023 dorkbox, llc
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -89,4 +89,9 @@ interface SuspendingQueue<E> {
      * @return the head of this queue, or {@code null} if this queue is empty
      */
     fun poll(): E?
+
+    /**
+     * Closes the underlying implementation
+     */
+    fun close()
 }