Reuse Matters newsletter
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…
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The life of an education volunteer at Reverse Garbage
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…
NSW Environment Minister visits 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…
ABC Catalyst explores the benefits of risky play
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…
Break loose from boring 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…
How an artist approaches a visit to RG
Aaron McGarry is a visual artist working primarily in sculpture and site-specific installations – and a Reverse Garbage shopper. His art reflects his concern about our environmental and social impacts on the world around us. In keeping with this, much…
Even the numbers support choosing to reuse
Since 1975 Reverse Garbage has been practicing the art of reuse, confident in the fact that we were doing the right thing for the environment, for education and for the community. For 45 years, we’ve been making a difference but…