Join WMRC and Foodbank for our Cook More, Waste Less interactive workshops. Learn how to cook healthy and tasty vegetarian recipes during the workshop, then sit down and enjoy all your hard work with a tasty …
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Cook More, Waste Less
Join WMRC and Foodbank for our Cook More, Waste Less interactive workshops. Learn how to cook healthy and tasty recipes during the workshop, then sit down and enjoy all your hard work with a …
Monday Mending Series with Studio Thimbles
🪡 Join Olga and her team from Studio Thimbles to learn how to use visible mending to fix and revive your items! 🧵 This workshop series is designed to teach you some practical mending skills and encourage you to get creative, and personalise your clothing 👕.❗This is a 3-part workshop series and attendees are expected to attend all workshops ❗
Behind the Scenes Tour – CLAW Environmental
Join us at CLAW Environmental to find out how polystyrene, plastic lids and plastic plant pots are recycled! See for yourself how a plastics recycling facility works and the different types of plastics that CAN and CAN’T be recycled. You will learn how different plastics are processed, pelletised, and manufactured into new recycled plastic products.
Behind the Scenes Tour- Paraquad Industries
Join WMRC on a tour of Returnit and Paraquad Industries and discover what happens to your donated items. You’ll get an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the Containers for Change operation as well as the Opshop, Book Bazaar, Industrial Wiper Manufacture, and other commerical services run by Paraquad.
Beyond the Bin – The Grove
Join WMRC for our interactive & engaging workshop on how to do better than the bin. What will you learn? How GREAT Sorts put 60% less waste in the landfill bin and …
Back to Bin Basics – The Grove
Join WMRC at our fun, inclusive workshop to learn the basics of waste sorting at home. What will you learn? How to sort your household waste into your 3-bin system …
The Textile Trail
Follow the Textile Trail map to find out how you can repair, share, reuse and relove your clothes while supporting local businesses. This is a FREE and self-guided tour you can …
Vinyl Banner Upcycling Workshop
Join WMRC and Co-founder of Repair Lab Wilma van Boxtel for a sustainable upcycling workshop! Create a fashionable tote bag from used and rescued vinyl banners!
Introduction to Rag Weaving
Join WMRC and Sharon the Rag Yarn Specialist for an introduction to rag weaving workshop! This sustainable workshop will teach participants how to reuse old clothing through ragging and weaving. Attendees will leave with weaving skills and a scrubbing dishcloth made from rag yarn.