Let us take a minute to reintroduce ourselves! 👋
We run creative, hands-on programs that help young people rethink waste, take action, and become leaders in sustainability - in the classroom and beyond.
Whether you’re just starting out or ready to take things to the next level, we’ve got workshops, resources, incursions, excursions & community events to suit your school or group.
👉 Swipe through to see what we’re all about.
📩 Get in touch to bring Reshaping Waste to your school or community.
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THIS SUNDAY, LETS GO!! 🪣🧤🌏
The gang are back together at our regular; and we’re on a winter schedule to allow our Strawkle friends some extra sunshine to defrost after their dip. ❄️
📍 West Esplanade, Manly Cove
⏱️ 10am - 12pm
🗓️ Sunday May 3rd
Join AUSMAP for a microplastics survey; Reshaping Waste for a plastic recycling demonstration; us for a beach cleanup; or Operation Straw for a Strawkle.
It’s all happening. Family friendly and free. Register via our website. 🔗
At first glance, you might think our shorelines don’t have a plastic problem… but take a closer look and you can’t unsee just how much microplastic there really is 😅
Manly Cove is one of Sydney’s most consistent microplastic hotspot sites.
Since 2018 AUSMAP has been sampling at this site with the help over over 700 volunteers! During that time, microplastic pollution levels at Manly Cove have increased 7-fold!
Want to see the problem first hand and help us take our monthly survey?
Join us this Sunday:
📍Manly Cove, West Esplanade
Meet on the beach in front of the Manly Art Gallery and Museum
📆Sunday 3rd May
⏰ 10am - 12pm
For more information and to register see the link in bio.
#ausmap #microplastics #plasticpollution #pollution #australia
Our Reshaping Waste Program registrations are going absolutely bonkers.... for good reason! 💜💙
💥 It’s FUN
💥 It’s IMPACTFUL
💥 It leaves students feeling EMPOWERED
✔️ Our Open Programs are available to individuals
✔️ It can be run in partnership with schools
If you’re interested- run, don’t walk as both September and December hols are filling up fast. 🔗📞
If you’d like more info feel free to drop your email in a DM and we’ll send you the full brochure. 🙂🙂🙂
That’s a wrap!! Here are some highlights from the past two weeks on Reshaping Waste! ♻️🌏💡🫶🏼
#dukeofed #goldresidential #environmentallearning #cleanup #conservation
Interrupting our regular update schedule with an important vibe check from the Reshaping Waste crew.⚡️🕺
Safe to say they’re having a good time on camp! #yehtheboys 🤩
Such a great couple of days on our Reshaping Waste program! 🌏☀️
Working with our favourites in the biz; the wonderful @kimbriki waste educators, and the @bush_to_bowl nursery crew! 🖤🌱
We learnt (and saw first hand) what happens to our Waste once it’s left our curb side bins… This inspiring operation run by @beachescouncil is more than a “tip”; here they are able to recover up to 80% of resources, recycling, repurposing and selling perfectly good items back to the community. ♻️♻️♻️
At Bush to Bowl we had the pleasure of tasting some Native produce, as well as pitching in to propagate and prepare countless tube-stock for sale; supporting Indigenous food sovereignty. ✊🏼
In the afternoons and evenings the crew has enjoyed some beach swims, coastal walks and downtime to play games, eat delicious food and unwind. 😌
Our Reshaping Waste Program kicked off in style today with a cleanup led by the team from @sydney_by_kayak 🩵🛶
The students removed a whopping 6KGS of plastic debris from the harbour and learnt about all the Conservation initiatives that take place in Lavender Bay. 🌏🪣
After lunch they travelled to Narrabeen; completing a plastic-free shopping challenge and conducting a waste audit before settling in.
After clocking off for the day they enjoyed a high tide swim and chill time at the beach.💧
Another amazing group of students excited for 5 days of hands-on, solutions-driven activities! 🫶🏼🌱
We’ve officially kicked off our Reshaping Waste program, and the first 48 hours have been a powerful journey from understanding the problem to getting hands-on with the solutions. 🪣🧤
We started with a kayak cleanup on Sydney Harbour. Seeing marine pollution up close and learning that it isn’t just “rubbish,” it’s a direct threat to our local ecosystems. 🥺🥺
It was heartening to be able to do our bit, and also learn about the incredible work SIMS are doing to increase biodiversity and harbour health through their @livingseawalls project! 🦀🦪🐟🐌
We took that awareness straight to the aisles of Woolies, navigating the challenge of a completely plastic-free food shop for the week.🛒🛍️
Today, Kimbriki Resource Recovery Centre gave us a behind-the-scenes look at the massive scale of waste management and the magic of composting. 🪱
We finished these impactful two days with a hands-on Reshaping Waste workshop! We sorted, shredded and transformed plastic lids into functional items like pens and combs. ♻️🪮
Seeing the circular economy in action was a real highlight.✨
Ending both days with some downtime at the beach has been the perfect way to reset. It’s a beautiful reminder that while the waste problem is big, small actions can go a long way to protecting what we love. 🌏🫶🏼
Thank you @radfordact and @theurbanchallenge for a great week! 🧤🌏🪣
135 little year 6 champions joined us over 3 days to learn about the plastic problem & get hands-on with solutions! 💪🏼💡♻️
525 lids recycled and hundreds of microplastics removed from the Cove. 👏🏼 Our green sea turtles 🐢, little penguins 🐧 and white seahorses are grateful!
See you next year!
The @reshapingwaste team x
