Never underestimate the power of a Facebook comment. When Shari Meyer commented on our Facebook post about extraordinary dresses made from hospital Kimguard she probably wasn’t expecting to lead to finding a reuse for the kilos of plastic rescued at her workplace. Shari is part of the Green Team at St George Private Hospital where … Continue reading Bringing new meaning to ‘plastic surgery’
Reverse Garbage’ public workshops are educational, affordable and focused on sustainability and creative reuse. Book a workshop today.
Invite us to your birthday party and we’ll run an activity suitable for your theme and your guests’ age group. We can bring our giant loose parts play kit or our reuse resources so guests can make their own party hats and decorations, create their own unique piece of junk jewellery, tinker with tools, design … Continue reading ZERO WASTE Children’s Parties
Work with friends or family to build an artwork to give as a gift or as a team-building activity. Using Reverse Garbage’s unique reuse materials each member will receive a kit with instructions to create a part of an artwork. Individuals create their piece and return them. Our artist will then use the individual elements … Continue reading Collaborative Group Artwork For Kids Or Adults
We have turned our education room into a recording studio and have taught ourselves how to ‘go live’. If you are looking for an activity that is good for the environment and will get the kids thinking creatively about reuse materials and how we can all be more sustainable then check out what we are … Continue reading Mail out craft activities and live classes
Attention parents! Looking for ways to keep your kids entertained during isolation? We are running a competition and we want to see your child’s arty reuse creations! So whilst stuck at home in isolation, get your kids to make something creative and arty out of waste or packaging they find around the house! It’s a … Continue reading Isolation Kids Challenge #RGkidsISOchallenge
It’s business as usual for our school holiday programs and new spaces have become available due to shopping centre cancellations. We understand that with museums, galleries and many other locations no longer available you might be looking for an inexpensive, sustainable activity to keep the children entertained. Naturally we are complying with all the recommendations … Continue reading OOSH / Vacation Care with Reverse Garbage – Spots available for the upcoming April 2020 school holidays
Small changes can make a big difference. One change you and your kids can make this Easter is to choose to reuse for the Easter hat parade. Imagine this, hundreds of kids at your school are excited to participate in the yearly Easter hat parade. Each child creates a beautiful and unique piece of art … Continue reading How to have a more environmentally friendly Easter hat parade
By Leslie Cheung, Year 11 student I remember the first day I volunteered to help out at a workshop at Reverse Garbage. I had almost no clue what I was doing and as I entered, I silently watched from the side as the educator explained the day’s activities and handed out instructions for the kids. … Continue reading The life of an education volunteer at Reverse Garbage
We were excited to be invited to be a part of ABC Catalyst’s program on Risk which aired on Tuesday, 8 October. Presenter, Lily Serna, explored various ‘risky’ situations to explore how we assess how risky a decision or situation really is? And why are some people more likely to risk everything, while other consistently … Continue reading ABC Catalyst explores the benefits of risky play
