Aaron McGarry is a visual artist working primarily in sculpture and site-specific installations – and a Reverse Garbage shopper. His art reflects his concern about our environmental and social impacts on the world around us. In keeping with this, much…
Since 1975 Reverse Garbage has been practicing the art of reuse, confident in the fact that we were doing the right thing for the environment, for education and for the community. For 45 years, we’ve been making a difference but…
Taking a set of mesh bags with you when you go fruit and veg shopping is a fabulous way to cut back on single plastic bags! If you shop once a week, just six mesh bags could save you bringing…
Beeswax wraps aren’t just a great alternative to single use plastics, they’re also magic at keeping foods fresher for longer. They’re perfect for: Keeping loaves of sourdough bread fresh in humid weather Wrapping herbs like coriander and basil – they…
Fabric sample books can send a creative mind spinning. The ‘ooohs and aahs’ abound at the sight of such beautiful fabrics perfectly colour coordinated in a neat little bundle, but are balanced by the more practical question of ‘what can…
With a new education van, there’s no stopping Reverse Garbage from taking our sustainability education program to even more schools across the Inner West and beyond. With the help of votes from our amazing community, Reverse Garbage was successful in…
In Australia, our waste is out of sight and out of mind. Once we throw it away into the bin, it is magically whisked away for someone else to deal with. It’s time for us to understand two things: 1.…
If we all knew how we were going to say ‘bye’ before we ‘buy’, our planet may be facing less of a climate emergency. Before you buy anything, just ask yourself, do I really NEED it? If the answer is…
A glimpse at the children’s placard messages at the recent climate change marches makes it clear they are very aware of their environment and want to be involved in taking care of it. This was a very rewarding moment for us –…
While we are grateful every day for the support that has kept Reverse Garbage going for over 44 years, World Gratitude Day on 21 September reminds us to take stock and say thank you. We are grateful… for the amazing…
