Fun and engaging waste education
Garage Sale Trail is a vehicle for councils to engage with the community about waste avoidance in a fun way.
Councils get involved to promote and encourage reuse in their communities as well as to educate about illegal dumping and highlight other waste services they offer.
To make it easy, councils are provided with ready-made waste education resources, including a series of online reuse workshops for residents, and because it's an idea people love, the community is highly motivated and engaged.
Garage Sale Trail changes attitudes and behaviour
71%
of sellers would not have held a garage sale otherwise. Get new people involved. |
86%
are more likely to reduce waste at home following participation. An effective way to talk about waste. |
76%
of councils state the program improved waste education in their community. Get the reuse message out there. |
Spreading the waste avoidance message
In 2019, Garage Sale Trail reached over 8 million people with the reuse message. The overall cumulative media reach was over 15 million people with a further 3 million people reached through social media. As a member council, you benefit from the national campaign and gain access to media and community engagement resources to help you generate local awareness and positive media.
A waste inspired story promoting council tip shops
Waste education resources are available to download for your waste calendar to use year round
A series of social media tiles shared through Garage Sale Trail and council channels to educate the community on waste issues
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Artwork designed with council branding to use on garbage trucks
REUSE boxes printed and supplied by Garage Sale Trail used to promote the program in a council library
Yarriambiack Shire Council had some fun with their photo shoot to promote their big Garage Sale Trail event
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"Fantastic way to declutter, raise funds & reduce landfill" |
"It's fun, easy and helpful to everyone, including the environment!" |
Council Case Studies
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Promoting Council Facilities
Brisbane City Council & City of Tea Tree Gully Brisbane City Council hosted two Tip Shop sales and Tea Tree Gully organised a library sale to promote reuse, waste reduction and other council facilities and waste services. read more |
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Hosting a Sale at a Council Facility
Huon Valley Council Huon Valley Council’s Reuse Shop Sale attracted over 1,200 shoppers and enabled them to promote the reuse shop and their waste contractors while providing a new audience with a way to get involved in Garage Sale Trail. Watch the presentation video to learn more. read more |
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Environmental Community Engagement
City of Stonnington City of Stonnington use the program to promote sustainable living and practical solutions for waste as well as an opportunity to promote council and engage residents with environmental messages. Watch the short video presentation to learn more. read more |
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Integrated Marketing & Waste Transfer Station Sale
Shire of Kalamunda Shire of Kalamunda used the marketing tools and communication assets provided in the council dashboard to promote the event and a council run sale at their waste transfer station. The day helped people to think again about what is considered waste and what can be reused. Watch the video presentations to learn more. read more |
Waste Education Media
See how councils use Garage Sale Trail to create awareness and a solution to illegal dumping and reuse through the media.
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See how Liverpool Plains Shire Council used the campaign to highlight their innovative approach to waste and talk about the issue of illegal dumping on Prime News 7
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Steve Beaman from NSW EPA, suggests an extra 6 million tonnes of our waste could be reused through programs like Garage Sale Trail. Broadcast on Ten News
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Australia’s leading waste education program inspiring everyday Australians to transition to the circular economy.
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This project is a NSW EPA Waste Less Recycle More initiative funded from the waste levy.
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