Shopping reuse doesn’t restrict you to second hand. There’s a plethora of makers who use reuse resources to make ‘new’ items. We call them REcreators. Here’s a list of the wonderful REcreators who were a part of our REcreate Market here in April, which was generously supported by Inner West Council. Before you buy new, … Continue reading REcreator gift guide
As much as we all love Christmas, it is a very wasteful time of year. We generate up to 50 per cent more waste during the silly season including unwanted gifts, leftover food, single-use wrapping… the list goes on. One way to reduce your waste is to reuse it creatively and turn it into unique … Continue reading Not so rubbish decorations
We are challenging OOSH/vacation care and early childhood centres to choose to reuse this Christmas. To enter, your group must make a reuse Christmas tree for the classroom. Size does not matter, make it as big or as small as you want. The key criteria is that everything must be made out of reuse resources, … Continue reading Win a class in/excursion this Christmas
Reuse Immersive – Reverse Garbage, Salvos and King Cotton Charitable Recycling Australia hosted a reuse immersive at Reverse Garbage on Wednesday 2 November 2022. 50 key government policy makers and council stakeholders came to hear the Monash University presentation on the headline findings from the ARC Research on Measuring the Benefits of Reuse in the Circular Economy. Most also attended … Continue reading Measuring the benefits of reuse
We were super excited to invite Jo Haylen, Member for Summer Hill to cut our reuse ribbon today to the cheers of donors, team members, board members, councillors, and community. The $45,000 Community Building Partnership grant we were awarded in 2021 made this space much more achievable for us, along with generous donations from community members, … Continue reading Our education spaces are open…and available for hire
Media release: 19 January 2022 ‘New’ is a dirty word at creative reuse centre, Reverse Garbage, but they’ve made an exception for their new location and new CEO. On Monday, 24 January 2022, Reverse Garbage will open its doors at its new, fit-for-purpose warehouse at 30 Carrington Rd Marrickville, after 46 years in its war-time … Continue reading Opening at a new location with a new CEO
Applications now closed – amazing response thank you! Are you a REcreator? Do you transform objects from discarded to coveted? Useless to useful? Ugly to beautiful? We are looking for REcreators who would like to run a stall at our first REcreate Market. Reverse Garbage will be hosting the ‘REcreate Market’ between 9am and 3pm, … Continue reading Apply to be part of our first REcreate Market
Bush Music Club and Reverse Garbage have long been neighbours at Addison Road Community Centre. To honour this long association, The Bush Music Club would like to invite the community to create a commemorative work for Reverse Garbage in the form of a poem, ballad, or song. Brief: To write a poem, ballad, or song … Continue reading Write us a bush style poem, tune or song
Media release After 46 years at the Addison Road Community Centre in Marrickville Sydney’s oldest sustainability enterprise, Reverse Garbage, is moving. From early 2022, the much-loved community reuse hub will be located in a new, fit-for-purpose warehouse space at 30 Carrington Rd Marrickville, at the centre of the inner west suburb’s creative heartland. CEO … Continue reading Reverse Garbage finds a new home
Do you know our next CEO? It’s probably no surprise in a not for profit like ours that our CEO wears many hats. Have a look at the role description here. If it’s not for you, maybe you know someone who would love the opportunity? https://www.ethicaljobs.com.au/members/ReverseGarbageMarrickville/chief-executive-officer-1 Applications close: 5:00 PM, 26th Nov 2021
