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Win a class incursion this Christmas

We are challenging OOSSH/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…

Reverse Garbage finds a new home

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…

Reverse Garbage x Metro Assist

From March – December 2020, Reverse Garbage artist and educator Fiona Arnold ran a series of workshops with Burwood Council and Metro Assist to empower members of the community to build up their skills and create art. Participants and their…

Sustainable shopping centre installations for Summer

More than 90% of the materials used to make Marrickville Metro Shopping Centre’s astounding summer decorations came from creative reuse centre, Reverse Garbage. Bottle tops, plastic cutlery, bra cups, polystyrene, fabric samples and hessian coffee sacks that were discarded by…

Our future is bright

Mayor Darcy Byrne has announced that Inner West Council will convert their Summer Hill depot into a reuse centre as part of their commitment to become a national leader in sustainability. We’ve been invited to be a part of this…

Bringing new meaning to ‘plastic surgery’

Never underestimate the power of a Facebook comment. When Shari Meyer commented on our Facebook post about extraordinary dresses made from hospital Kimguard she probably wasn’t expecting to lead to finding a reuse for the kilos of plastic rescued at…

Opening at a new location with a new CEO

‘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…