We have had an overwhelmingly positive response from our community eager to help our amazing health professionals by making face shields. Thank you. We handed out our first run of kits to make 700 masks on 26 March – thanks to our generous donors Husky Tapes and The Foam Booth. Now we need your help … Continue reading Face shield instructions
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 collecting bottle caps or other pieces of material around the house that can be reused in arts and crafts, families can create zero-waste artwork, providing hours of school holiday fun whilst also being good for the environment. Last week, Reverse Garbage Education had the opportunity to run reuse workshops at Westfield Hornsby as a … Continue reading Sustainability and Environment Week at Westfield Hornsby
Our December newsletter for educators includes a save the date for our early childhood educators professional development program in February, a year in review, and a call to vote. Click here to read it. To be the one of the first to receive the next issue, subscribe here:
Our December newsletter includes a 2018/19 year in review, January workshops for kids and adults, a call to vote for us to win a grant, ideas on how to donate, wine and Christmas holidays. Click here to read the December 2019 newsletter Reuse Matters. To be the first to hear our news, subscribe to our … Continue reading Reuse Matters newsletter
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
The Reverse Garbage team was excited to welcome NSW Minister for Energy and Environment, The Honourable Matt Kean MP, and Member for Summer Hill, Jo Haylen MP on Monday, 18 November 2019. “We were delighted the Minister made time to explore the warehouse. As a fully self-funded not for profit, every bit of support is … Continue reading NSW Environment Minister visits 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
Loose parts play may not be a new idea but it’s a good one…for the children and for the planet when using reuse resources. Interest in the concept is experiencing a resurgence – perhaps because the educators emerging from tertiary studies are of an age where they themselves haven’t been exposed to this type of … Continue reading Break loose from boring play
