Making Ugly Places Beautiful with Best Intents
Drop off your household problem waste FREE at your CRC!
One the questions everyone was asking at the Echo Awards
Did you know that household wastes such as paints, gas
this year was ‘where did you get those amazing ceiling
bottles, fluoro bulbs, batteries and oils can do harm if placed
drapes?’
in your kerbside bins? Now you can drop off these items free at either of your local Community Recycling Centres (CRC) where
The roof installation was provided by Best Intents, the
they will be recycled or disposed of safely.
Moroccan tent inspired business headed up by Darren Smith.
Waste matters Drop off your household problem waste for recycling
Your local Community Recycling Centres are open. You can drop off:
CRCs are located at Byron Resource Recovery Centre, Manse Rd, Myocum and Ballina Waste Management Centre, Southern
Darren’s passion for events and this area was seeded when alternative party community. It was here that he says ‘I
The centres are operated by Council working in partnership
developed a passion for outdoor events and salubrious
with the NSW Environmental Protection Authority (EPA),
ambience!’
funded through the Waste Less Recycle More initiative.
‘A friend of mine invited me to go to Morocco and when I
For more information contact your council or visit North East Waste at www.newaste.org.au/crc-online.html.
was there I came across a street where they were making make me one. So I made him my tent maker; 15 years later,
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he makes them at his house!
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‘I work because I love making places beautiful. It’s what
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tents on this busy road and I asked the guy if he could
we specialise in. Transforming spaces and making them Your local Community Recycling Centres are located at: Ballina Waste Management Centre, 167 Southern Cross Drive, Ballina Hours: 8am–4pm every day (closed public holidays) Byron Resource Recovery Centre, 115 Manse Road, Myocum Hours: Mon to Fri: 8am–4pm; Sat and Sun: 8.30am–11.30am Only household quantities accepted.
For more information contact your local council or visit www.newaste.org.au
welcoming and beautiful.’ Darren is now working on adapting the tents for people’s homes. ‘We are currently building structures to fit onto people’s houses – for awnings or teepees , extra rooms – it’s a version of glamping for enlarging home living spaces and continuing the theme of making ugly places beautiful.
This project is a NSW EPA Waste Less, Recycle More initiative funded from the waste levy. Visit www.epa.nsw.gov.au
Cross Drive, Ballina.
he was first here in 1992 and was an integral part of the
0481 780 646 www.bestintents.com
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