Reverse Garbage Sydney

AUSTRALIA’S LARGEST

CREATIVE REUSE CENTRE

reversegarbage.org.au

About Us Reverse Garbage was established in 1974 by a group of teachers determined to help the environment by diverting industrial discards from landfill and by reusing materials in their classrooms.

Almost 40 years later, Reverse Garbage is now an internationally recognised, award-winning environmental co-operative committed to promoting sustainability. Each year Reverse Garbage collects tonnes of resources including reusable off-cuts, over-runs, art & craft materials, stage props, furniture and other items from hundreds of supporting commercial and industrial businesses, as well as through the generosity of the community.

These resources are sorted at Reverse Garbage’s Marrickville site and the community is given the opportunity to purchase items for creative use – or ‘reuse’ – using resources to create new items or to give items a new purpose. All sales help to fund our operations and services.

For more information please visit www.reversegarbage.org.au

Donate A not-for-profit co-operative, Reverse Garbage greatly appreciates the support received by business, industry and the community through the donation of materials and resources, otherwise destined for landfill.

To make a donation, please visit out website for information on the types of materials we can and cannot take www.reversegarbage.org.au Being a small not-for-profit with limited resources, we would appreciate items to be dropped off to our Marrickville site.

Reverse Garbage can, however, arrange to pick up large quantities of materials you wish to donate. Pick ups can be arranged on an ongoing basis for regular donations or as a one-off: info@reversegarbage.org.au

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Contents Props, Costumes & Accessories .................................................................................. p3 RG Creative ..................................................................................................................... p5 Furniture & Home Decoration ........................................................................................ p7 RG Home .......................................................................................................................... p9 RG ReStore ..................................................................................................................... p11 DIY & Building Renovation Materials .......................................................................... p13 Arts & Craft ..................................................................................................................... p15 Education ....................................................................................................................... p17 Bag Area ........................................................................................................................ p19 Fabrics & Habadashery ................................................................................................. p21 RG MAP .......................................................................................................................... p22 Other Treasures! .......................................................................................................... p25 Contact & Location Details ............................................................................ Back Cover Please note: Items shown in this catalogue may not always be stocked by Reverse Garbage throughout the year. Some items are one-off donations, some are regular. This catalogue is to be used only as a guide to the types of resources available at Reverse Garbage’s Marrickville site.

To stay up-to-date on new and existing items available, please view our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/RevGarb (our page is open to the public, you do not have to be on Facebook to see it).

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Props >>

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Whether you’re looking for ‘pre-made’ or for materials to make them yourself, Reverse Garbage has an amazing range of props, costumes and dress-up accessories!

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Fabrics & Costume Making Materials Plinths & Stage Flats Theatre Curtains Pre-made Props from Film & Stage Mardi Gras float decorations Furniture

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RG Creative >>

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Or, if you’re time pressed (or really just want them all made for you!) the RG Creative Team of staff designers and artists can make props, furnishings and decorations all from reuse. Contact us to discuss your needs!

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Corporate function Art installations & Decorations

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Time Machine, Jurassic Lounge 2013 Reuse furnishings for Green City Expo 2013

Festival/Event Banners & Signage

Reuse Noticeboard

Reuse Bouquet

Themed Reuse Props

Reuse Clouds Made for City of Sydney NYE

Props Made from Reuse, Out of This World

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Furniture & Home Decoration >> 7

Our furniture area is filled with a gorgeous variety of home, office and outdoor furniture in different designs and styles. We also have home decorative items including end of season designer wares.

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Our Marrickville site receives new pieces of furniture each day which means our furniture changes on a regular basis, giving our customers access to furniture and homewares to suit any dĂŠcor.

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Yenmala Nura (“Let’s Walk Through Country”) Garden This project was led by Reverse Garbage along with Billyara Aboriginal Art to create an indigenous storytelling garden with traditional and contemporary Aborginal art, symbols, totems and designs.

The garden also features garden beds and installations made from reuse materials from Reverse Garbage. Visit the garden right next to RG! Special thanks to Disney Club Penguin and The Addison Road Community Centre for their support on this community project.

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GIVE THE GIFT OF REUSE! REVERSE GARBGE GIFT VOUCHERS AVAILABLE AT OUR FRONT COUNTER - OR CAN BE EMAILED!

TERMS & CONDITIONS APPLY PLEASE SEE STAFF AT FRONT COUNTER FOR DETAILS OR TO PURCHASE.

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RG ReStore >>

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Our Reverse Garbage store ‘RG ReStore’ stocks quality, reuse items which have been made using every day materials found at Reverse Garbage.

Each item is made entirely out of reuse by our skilled RG Team, with sales from items helping our mission to divert thousands of valuable resources from landfill each year.

RG ReStore seeks to restore, reuse, repurpose and reduce by using existing and discarded materials.

Arrangements for custom sized items (e.g. specifically sized carry bags or surfboard covers) can be arranged. Please note that as some items are made to order, there may be a 7 day wait time depending on quantities ordered.

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DIY & Home Renovation >> Floor Boards

Pavers & Bricks.

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Curtain and Blind Materials, Parts & full Sets

Toilets (also available in individual parts).

We have a huge range of renovation and DIY materials available for builders and home renovators including: bathroom & kitchen tiles, pavers, toilets, bath tubs, sinks, laundry sinks, timber, wooden flats, doors, venetian blinds, windows, window frames, glass sheets, house paints ‌ and more!

All materials are available at considerably discounted prices, which means you can stretch or save on your budget even further!

Kitchen bench parts, old cupboard doors, sinks, drawers.

Timber, Panelling, Flats, Wood Pieces, Old Wooden Signage, Off-Cuts etc.

A huge range of tiles - outdoor, kitchen, bathroom - in a range of sizes from small to large.

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Arts & Crafts >> Acrylic Paints

Paint Brushes, Glue & an Array of Art Supplies

“ Frames, Canvases, Paintings, Mountboard

Foam Core and Corflute

Reverse Garbage is the first stop for artists, artisans, craftspeople and educators for a huge variety of art supplies and craft materials at considerably discounted prices.

Ask us about our prepackaged craft mail order service!

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White & Grey Air Drying Clay

White Rolls of Paper

Cardboard Tubing in a Range of Sizes & Diameters

Coloured card and paper

Wallpaper Samples & Rolls

Variety of Boxes, Decorative & Scrap Booking Materials.

Vinyl Acetate

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Bag Area >> Buy in bulk and save!

Our Bag Item section is an area where you’ll discover handy items you can purchase in bulk. These materials are regularly purchased by artisans, students and teachers for a range of creative uses, but are also perfect for traditional reuse: Fabric offcuts; DVD & CD Containers; Coat Hangers; Foam Pieces; Coloured Ribbon; Shredded Paper; Small Cardboard Tubes; Paper Coffee Cups & Plastic Cups, Unusual Plastic Pieces; and other fabulous Odds & Ends!

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Fill a Reuse Bag! Fill a reuse bag made by RG ReStore from City of Sydney street banners (or bring your own recycle bag for reuse) for just $5. Or fill a large hessian sack for $20.

Our front counter staff will be able to assist further with volumes and prices depending on bag sizes and volume of materials.

The Bag Section is located in the middle back section of our warehouse – just look out for the orange bays and the big handbag sign with ‘Bag Items’ written on it!

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Fabrics & Habadashery >>

Huge range of Fabric Rolls, Offcuts & Samples.

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Fabric Sample Books

On the look out for fabrics and other habedashery? We have a huge range of fabric and upholstery materials available - rolls, offcuts and samples - at well below retail prices.

Loads of other sewing materials and accessories to choose from such as knitting needles, buttons, thread and more!

Upholstery Fabric

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Classic Clothing & Costume Patterns

Variety of Threads, Yarn and Sewing Materials.

Reverse Garbage Reuse Centre Map

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YENMALA NURA GARDEN

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MUCH MORE!

Location

The Addison Road Community Centre 8/142 Addison Road Marrickville NSW 2204

Follow Us Online

PH: 02 9569 3132 W: reversegarbage.org.au E: info@reversegarbage.org.au

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Opening Hours

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General Trading Monday to Saturday - 9am to 5pm Sundays - 10am to 5pm.

Closed public holidays.

Loading Dock - Drop-offs & Pickups Monday to Sunday - 9am to 4pm Sundays - closed due to markets.

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