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REVERSE GARBAGE

Choosing to reuse since 1974

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Play with our crazy craft supplies, check out our online projects or come along to one of our community events. We also collaborate with educators to run reuse workshops.

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"Thursday, 29 December 1977 This afternoon I made "Thursday, 29 December 1977 This afternoon I made a tennis net out of strips of material from the 'Reverse Garbage Truck'. It worked out O.K. " Excerpt from Helen's diary rediscovered during COVID-19 lockdown. 43 years on and Helen and her husband, George still visit us regularly to buy resources for their street's Christmas decorations. Are they our longest serving customers? #chosetoreuse #diaryentries #customerloyalty #favouritecustomers #longtimecustomers #RGcharacters #rgcustomers #RGambassadors
It isn't easy being green... especially when you b It isn't easy being green... especially when you blend in with the event carpet. (Thanks James for being a good sport.) 3m wide rolls are $15 per metre. Approx 25m in a roll. 1m wide rolls are $6 a metre. It is easy to cut with scissors, which makes it fabulous as an alternative to fake grass in unusually shaped spaces. You can cut organic shapes for play, a giant felt play mat... or a giant tree for #NationalTreeDay on 2 August. We open at 10am. #choosetoreuse #eventcarpet #greencarpetevents #greencarpet #earlyeducationresources #earlyeducationteachers #fakegrassidea #fdcplayideas
If you want to create something this wow, where do If you want to create something this wow, where do you start? Here's an idea - Reverse Garbage String Art workshops for kids - 9 or14 July. $26 per child from age 8+. Link in bio Artist: Gabriel Dawe @reverse.garbage.education #choosetoreuse #stringartforkids #schoolholidayssydney #schoolholidayactivities #whatonjuly2020 #whatsonschoolholidays #whatsonsydney #whatsonsydneykids #whatsonsydneyworkshops #creativekids #innerwestworkshops
SOLD You can whale watch year round with this beau SOLD You can whale watch year round with this beautiful wooden specimen. 30cm long. $20. Call 9569 3132 #whalewatching #whalesculpture #timberwhale #choosetoreuse #savedfromlandfill #secondhandfirst
The craftsperson behind this leather detail had to The craftsperson behind this leather detail had to have started somewhere. Maybe as a child age 8+? Maybe in a 3 hour school holiday workshop? Maybe at Reverse Garbage? Just think of the beautiful leather gifts you could enjoy from this $26 investment. Workshops running on 13 July. Booking link in bio #marrickville #schoolholidayworkshopsforkids #schoolholidaysydney #julyholidays2020 #innerwestkids #innerwestworkshops #creativekidsvouchernsw #creativekidsvouchersaccepted #leatherforkids #leatherforbeginners #leatherworkshopsforbeginners #kidsleatherworkshop
SOLD Still looking to up skill? We have an Ashford SOLD Still looking to up skill? We have an Ashford Spinning wheel here for you. With instructions and lesson booklet. Just needs a little piece of leather to repair the join from foot pedal to the stick? that spins the wheel. It’s an easy fix. We will throw in piece of leather! $130 for the wheel, spools, stand and booklets. Call 9569 3132 #choosetoreuse #spinningwheel #spinwheel #wool #woodenwheel
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8/142 Addison Road
Marrickville NSW 2204

02 9569 3132

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