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Upcycling Broken Skateboards Into Bangles, The Hairy Handyman’s Story

by Tammy (Gippsland Unwrapped)
Posted on July 31, 2019August 2, 2019

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This fantastic visual was presented at the #VicWasteEd19 conference yesterday by Amelia Berner, the FEAST Education Manager from @ozharvest. 7 million tonnes of food is wasted in Australia each year - which would look a little like this if it was dumped into Sydney Harbour! Isn't that crazy!! And households are responsible for 50% of this food waste. 📷 credit: OzHarvest #VicWasteEd19 #womenagainstwaste #zerowaste #wastenotwantnot #plasticfree #goingzerowaste #wastehierarchy #conciousconsumption #resourcerecovery #environmentalism #foodwaste #lovefoodhatewaste #waronwasteau #waronwaste

I spent the past two days in Geelong at the Victorian Waste Education Conference picking up tid-bits, gathering ideas, and meeting people. It was time well spent! You can see I tried out my chalkboard name tag which didn’t smudge too much over the day. The organisers asked everyone to bring their own name tag, reusable cup and drink bottle. Meals and drinks were waste free and they didn’t give out conference packs. 🙌🏻👌🏻 Well done @sustainabilityvictoria & Barwon South West Waste & Resource Recovery Group #VicWasteEd19 #womenagainstwaste #zerowaste #wastenotwantnot #plasticfree #goingzerowaste #wastehierarchy #conciousconsumption #resourcerecovery #environmentalism #foodwaste #lovefoodhatewaste #waronwasteau #waronwaste

Here’s another little gem I found in the stationary cupboard at work. 😃 Remember my attempt at zero waste name badges for the volunteers at my recent event? Well the paper name tags got fairly tatty over the course of the day. These reusable bamboo chalkboard name badges may have been better. What do you think? 😃 I’m not sure what chalk board is made from these days but I assume it wouldn’t be compostable or recyclable at the end of its life, but definitely reusable for a long time. ♻️

Making bunting to decorate our Poowong Pickers Festival garage sale. It’s a great way to draw attention to the sale without using balloons or single use steamers, and I can use it for future parties. It’s made from thread and fabric I gathered from an opshop and jute ribbon which is biodegradable. 😃👌🏻 The festival, which is a town garage sale trail, is on Sunday 20th October, 8.30am - 12pm. . . . #poowongpickersfestival #poowong #gippsland #garagesale @garagesaletrail #buynothingnewmonth #butnothingnew #choosetoreuse #reuserevolution #choosesecondhandfirst #zerowaste #waronwaste #womenagainstwaste #waronwasteau #saynotolandfill

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Tammy Logan is the author of Gippsland Unwrapped, a blog about maximising resources and minimising waste. Based in Gippsland, Tammy combines 20 years of qualifications and work experience in conservation biology, natural resource management, science communication and community engagement with her dairy farming roots to deliver practical sustainable living solutions. Tammy works in collaboration with community groups, businesses, educational institutions, and government agencies throughout Gippsland (and beyond) to deliver waste education and advice. Tammy wants to prove that living sustainably results in a more meaningful life and that individuals can be a strong force for positive change.

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