Explore your options to reduce and re-use within our community. NE Waste in collaboration with your local Council run workshops and information sessions. Check our Facebook page for upcoming sessions, or contact your local Library.
From food storage hacks to recycling right at home, we also have a library of video resources that highlight different ways of managing your waste. Subscribe to our YouTube channel here:
Prolong the life of your unused or unwanted items by turning them into someone else’s treasure! Second Hand Saturday is the North Coast’s biggest day of garage sales, hosted by North East Waste and your local Council. Registering for this event enables participants to hold their own individual, group or street garage sale, on a regionally coordinated date which is then advertised for free across the North Coast. Find out more about how you too can become part of the reuse revolution.
Good stuff doesn’t belong in landfill, and neither does stuff that can be repaired!
The Reuse and Repair trail – your one stop web-page to find businesses that specialise in reuse and repair, including tool libraries, repair cafes and tech repairers.
Choose from a list of qualified local repairers who can breathe new life into broken or damaged goods.
Save money and the planet by shopping for pre-loved products.
Beeswax wrappers are a wonderful plastic-free alternative that keeps your food fresher for longer. North East Waste in collaboration with our member Councils, run free online and face-to-face Beeswax Wrapper Making Workshops as part of the Love Food Hate Waste program.
Keep informed of the latest workshops by checking our Facebook page. You can also try making your own with our DIY Beeswax Wrapper Instructional Video! (View on YouTube) You can also download our Beeswax Wrapper Information Card for DIY instructions, care and further information.
Tip Shops
Have you taken a trip to your local tip shop yet? Tip shops rescue useable and working items destined for landfill and are often run by local charities. Find out where your local tip shop is and you may just discover some hidden treasures at the best prices in town!
Your local Council also operates tip shops or ‘salvage centres’ across the region. Why not pay a visit when you’re next in the area and have a browse. You might just find that special something that you can reuse, repair or recycle.