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Low waste living workshops

Looking to reduce your waste and live more sustainably? Join a free 90-minute workshop this November with sustainable, modern living guru, The Urban Nanna. Learn simple and effective changes you can make to your shopping, cooking, home waste systems, decorating, and gifting choices throughout the year and festive season.

 

Shop smarter to reduce your waste

In this workshop, you’ll discover:

  • Practical ways to buy, store, and use household consumables
  • How to use a shopping audit template to plan and decide what to buy
  • Where to shop locally for low-waste alternatives

Rowville Library: Live Workshop & Webinar

Date: Thursday 14 November 
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Register: Call 9800 6443 to attend in person, or click ‘Register now’ to join the live webinar.

 Register now

 

Waste Less - Effectively Managing your Waste Systems

In this workshop, you’ll discover:

  • easy methods to organise and handle different types of waste at home, whether you rent or own your place. This includes managing food scraps, garden waste, paper, glass, plastic, general household items, and textiles
  • practical tips to reduce and control the waste commonly found in Australian households

Boronia Library: Live workshop 

Date: Saturday 16 November 
Time: 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Register: Call 9800 6488 to attend in person.

 

Low waste celebrations 

In this workshop, you’ll learn about:

  • Low waste food preparation and recipe ideas
  • Sourcing and making eco-friendly gifts
  • Clever decorating ideas using upcycled or natural materials
  • Alternatives to gift wrapping paper
  • Managing waste at events or gatherings, and more

Includes a follow-up list of useful resources and links to many low-waste gift ideas.

Ferntree Gully Library: Live workshop & webinar

Date: Saturday, 9 November 
Time: 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Register: Call 9800 6455 to attend in person, or click ‘Register now’ to join the live webinar.

 Register now

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