{"id":112,"date":"2023-02-08T04:06:59","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T04:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newaste.org.au\/ed-hub\/?p=112"},"modified":"2025-05-08T05:11:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T05:11:30","slug":"reduce-re-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newaste.org.au\/ed-hub\/community-programs\/reduce-re-use\/","title":{"rendered":"Reduce &#038; Re-use"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#91a5ff&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;21px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;21px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;21px&#8221;]<p>Explore your options to reduce and re-use within our community. 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North East Waste and your local council run a number of community programs or workshops each year to help you live more sustainably. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>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.<\/p>\r\n<p>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. 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