Not only are our materials available at a fraction of the cost of purchasing new materials, but buying from Reverse Garbage Queensland also helps you to reduce your personal ecological impact.

You can book a tailored  30-minute Talk and Tour  of the warehouse at Woolloongabba, where you will be guided through the warehouse. We talk about how and why the organisation operates within a circular economy (structure, ethos, consensus decision-making and co-operatives), why reuse is different from recycling, how and where materials are collected and sorted, and we show examples of discarded materials, diverted from landfill and put to creative reuse.

A talk and tour by a Reverse Garbage Queensland staff member costs:

• $40  / 30 minutes   (+ GST & booking fee) per group during  weekdays
  

For a tour to go ahead we require a  minimum of 5 people and maximum of 20 . Multiple bookings can be made for the same day if you have a larger audience.

Bookings for a talk and tour of the warehouse are essential . Please contact us here, and include the  name of your school or organisation, the number and age group of participants attending and a preferred date and time . If you would like us to tailor the talk to your project, subject or theme, please include a brief description so we can assist you in making your visit a valuable learning experience.

To book a talk and tour of the warehouse, please  contact us !

The available materials at our warehouse are constantly changing. We always have similar materials in stock and can substitute where needed.

Fabric and Textiles

[examples] bridal fabric off-cuts, wool, felt discs, assorted carpet tiles, square carpet tiles, hessian coffee sacks, wadding, pinboard fabric, assorted fabric samples, assorted fabrics, fabric samples books

Glass and Ceramics

[examples] mosaic square & rectangle tiles, glass sheeting, decorative tiles, assorted tiles

Metal

[examples] metal mesh off-cuts, miscellaneous box of metal ($5/kg), small metal bits, round metal caps, small metal locks

Paper and Card

 [examples] stickers, coloured contact, wallpaper samples, assorted cardboard rolls, little red paper discs, cardboard discs, brown paper discs, cardboard barrels

Plastic

[examples] shade cloth, nylon nets, dots, connectors, tubes, vinyl floor samples, assorted perspex, assorted thread cones, holey rectangles, discs, CD cases, test tubes, plastic wheels, large plastic spools, vinyl, styrofoam, spools

Rubber and Foam

[examples] latex foam, pink foam, foam rubbery stumps, round holey rubber, foam dots, rubber holey strips, rubber discs

Timber

[examples] framing timber, assorted timber, doors, assorted frames

Other

[examples] books & magazines, assorted chords & cables, bead strands, connectors, plaster teeth, assorted cables, dots & spots, air conditioning duct

Curiosities

[examples] Plaster teeth, interesting light shades, origami stars, interesting jewellery, vintage tools, trophies, bridal dresses, movie and music posters, redundant tech - floppy discs, cassette tapes

Merchandising

[examples] Mannequins, body shells, props, display items (e.g. shop floor racks and shelving)

Electrical components

[examples] Power chords, CPU parts

Building Materials