Planet Ark’s National Recycling Week Event
Tuesday 13th November 2018 – Belmore Park, Haymarket, NSW
7.30am - 3pm
Join Planet Ark during National Recycling Week for an all-day event that explores this year’s theme: 'From Waste War to Recycling Reboot'!
Recycling can sometimes be confusing so find answers to your questions and hear all about the innovative exciting things happening to our waste and the tools to help you make a difference.
What's on
We have a great line up to keep you informed and entertained, including:
- MC: James Treble (The Living Room, TEN)
- Junkyard Beats (upcycled instrument band)
- Professor Veena Sahajwalla - UNSW SMaRT Centre
- Paul Klymenko - Planet Ark CEO
- Talks on recycling, composting, upcycling furniture & jewellery
- Live art creation
- Prizes
- School activities
- Recycling quizzes
- Education stalls
- #MyRecyclingReboot pledge wall
- Food trucks*
- Coffee!*
*Discounts provided if you bring your own reusable coffee cup or food container
Let’s keep this event as waste free as possible. We encourage you to:
- BYO reusable coffee cup, water bottle, food containers
- Invite some colleagues and challenge them to a waste free lunch in the park
- Recycle right – use the right bin! We’re here to help.
| PROGRAM | |
| 9.15am | James Treble (MC) - Planet Ark Ambassador |
| 9.20am | Welcome to Country |
| 9.30am | Junkyard Beats (band) |
| 10.00am | Jess Miller -Councilor, City of Sydney |
| 10.15am | Lisa Wakim / Rawya Jammal - Bingo Industries Schools activity: Build an upcycled greenhouse |
| 10.45am | Cameron Little - Sydney Sustainability Centre Schools activity: Composting workshop |
| 11.15am | Reverse Garbage - Upcycling jewellery Schools activity: Upcycling jewellery |
| 11.45am | James Treble - Upcycling furniture |
| 12.15 | Junkyard Beats (band) |
| 1.00pm | Paul Klymenko - CEO, Planet Ark From Waste War to Recycling Reboot |
| 1.10pm | Brooke Donnelly - CEO, Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation Australasian Recycling Label |
| 1.20pm | Junkyard Beats (band) |
| 2.00pm | Professor Veena Sahajwalla Founder/Director UNSW SMaRT Centre Transforming waste |
Getting there
Belmore Park is right next to Central Station and the Light Rail. There are bus stops on Eddy Avenue, Pitt St, Castlereagh or Hay St right next to the park.
Street parking is very limited.
Note: Smile! If you're attending, you may be photographed or videoed. #NationalRecyclingWeek #MyRecyclingReboot