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On the 12th and 13th December we will be holding an Xmas Street Sale on the road outside Reverse Garbage!!! HUGE DISCOUNTS on a range of materials – fill an office bin for $5 (selected items) – as well as enjoy a family fun day with a kids reuse craft table, live entertainment, music (Radio … Continue reading Reverse Garbage Xmas Street Sale

Reverse Garbage announced today that Dare Kavanagh has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Community Co-Operative, effective immediately. Yvette Andrews, Reverse Garbage President, said that Dare Kavanagh brings to the organisation substantial experience from the public, not-for-profit and private sector, as well as significant leadership experience and an understanding of membership … Continue reading Reverse Garbage Welcomes Dare Kavanagh as Chief Executive Officer

A big part of the enjoyment of Christmas is having fun with family and friends.  Why not add a dash of creativity and reuse to the festive mix by decorating your home, office or classroom with decorations made by you and from materials you can easily find at home or at Reverse Garbage? Our RG … Continue reading We’re Drrrreaming of a Reuse Christmas

Members of the community are invited to attend the official opening of the Yenmala Nura (“Let’s Walk Through Country”) Indigenous Storytelling Garden at The Addison Road Community Centre, 12:30pm Tuesday 25 November 2014. Reverse Garbage, Australia’s largest creative reuse centre, and Billyara Aboriginal Art have transformed the once derelict and run down garden area – … Continue reading The Yenmala Nura Indigenous Storytelling Garden Comes to Life

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED. WE WILL CONTACT APPLICANTS WEEK OF 1 SEPTEMER 2014 Much-loved, Community Co-Operative Fun and Creative Workplace Reuse Centre & Shop Reverse Garbage is Australia’s largest creative reuse centre dedicated to promoting and practicing reuse through its wide range of programs and services. A not-for-profit Community Co-Operative, Reverse Garbage is looking for … Continue reading Customer Service Assistant – Casual

Thanks to the support of Disney Club Penguin and The Addison Road Community Centre, we are in the final stages of completing an Indigenous Storytelling Garden (yet to be named) close to our Marrickville reuse centre. The garden will broaden opportunities for physical, intellectual, creative, social and cultural development for children in the community. The … Continue reading Indigenous Storytelling Garden

It was our absolute pleasure to meet Margaret-Anne at Reverse Garbage Marrickville today! Margaret-Anne, at the age of 74, is the oldest participant in the CAN TOO fundraising initiative and the highest fundaiser to date! The CAN TOO charity trains individuals to participate in running and swimming events in return for fundraising sponsorships. Funds raised … Continue reading Margaret-Anne visits RG for help to raise funds for Cancer Research

Always developing and researching new ways to increase the reuse of materials and decrease the amount of valuable resources heading to landfill, Reverse Garbage is set to launch a new reuse social enterprise – ‘ReConsidered’ – an exciting shopfront space located in the heart of Redfern. “ReConsidered seeks to inspire others to literally reconsider the … Continue reading ‘Junk’ to be ReConsidered with New Shop by Reverse Garbage

Reverse Garbage celebrated the 2014 Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras in the ‘thick of things’, marching along in our Reverse Garbage float made entirely of reuse materials. The theme for Reverse Garbage’s Mardi Gras float was “Love the Planet. Love Each Other”  – an important message for all of us and how we treat … Continue reading Reverse Garbage afloat at the 2014 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras

Wishing everyone a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Thank you to all our customers, volunteers, donors, suppliers, collaborators and friends for your continue support throughout 2013. We look forward to a fabulous year with you in 2014. Christmas & New Year Trading We will be closed on Christmas Day (25th December), Boxing … Continue reading Merry Christmas and RG Trading Hours!