Newlife Care – Strengthening Communities Through Reuse and Compassionate Support Newlife Care’s Op Shop prides itself on being a thriving social enterprise delivering meaningful community impact as well as reusing quality pre-loved items. Proceeds from the shop help fund vital support programs, including free food hampers, essential household packs, and practical assistance for people facing hardship. […]
Announcing a ‘Reuse Logo’ for Everyone to Use The Reuse Logo – The More We Reuse, the Less We Waste. Over the past few years, Reuse has refocused Australia’s interest and attention at the top of the resource hierarchy as a driver of the circular economy. But it has lacked a compelling, singular and engaging […]
Outlook Australia – Supporting Communities Through Recycling and Care Outlook Australia has been busy growing its impact across both sustainability and community services. In March, Outlook opened the new Melton Front End Resource Recovery Centre (FERR) and Resale Shop. The facility is designed to make recycling easier, cut down on landfill, and offer a better […]
Award-Winning Keynote Speaker for Charitable Reuse Conference Heidi Dening – Tough Times Don’t Last. Resilient Professionals Do. Heidi Dening believes that education changes lives. Combining the insights she has learned from surviving a paralysing illness, a gunpoint kidnapping, a life-threatening tsunami, and petrol bombs with her impressive business and health education background, she has a unique […]
Dress for Success Tasmania – Empowering Women with Styling and Career Support Dress for Success Tasmania is empowering women to overcome barriers to employment and participation by offering free services including interview and employment styling, along with career support. Clients leave with a new outfit and a boost in confidence. All clothing is donated by […]
Register Now for the ‘Once in a Century Event’ in Sydney in October Charitable Reuse Conference – Best Discount Tickets Available Now The 2025 Charitable Reuse Conference will be held at the award-winning UTS Aerial Function Centre in Sydney on 13-14 October 2025. Located a short walk from Central Station, with stunning city skyline and […]
The NSW Environment Protection Authority is again taking the lead on reuse as the first Australian state government to develop and roll out a NSW Reuse & Repair Strategy to scale up the reuse sector. This is true circular economy leadership because reuse and repair is essential for a circular economy. Charitable Reuse Australia is […]
The NSW Environment Protection Authority has again taken the lead on reuse by funding the development of the NSW Reuse Impact Calculator. Based on the comprehensive NSW Reuse Data Study and supported by world leading environmental conversion factors, this powerful new resource enables organisations to assess, quantify and demonstrate the environmental, economic and social impact […]
With the completion of the second phase of the Clothing Reuse Export Accreditation Scheme, Australia now has data on the quality of clothing reuse exports from accredited organisations in the Charitable Reuse Australia network: Of all clothing items exported 94% are either reused in their original form overseas, or used as rags, cleaning cloths and/or […]
Charitable Reuse Australia and the NSW EPA partnered on an Australian-first project to conduct a triple bottom line assessment of the reuse sector in NSW. As part of this study, our research partner Rawtec compiled a list of (then) available Environmental Conversion Factors (ECFs) for estimating carbon, water, and energy savings from displacing products through […]
Charitable Reuse Australia has completed the second phase of the Clothing Reuse Export Accreditation Scheme, with higher standards, greater evidence requirements, clearer definitions of materials and usage, inclusion of social elements and site audits of domestic activities. The following organisations have met the required standards for accreditation under the scheme for 2024-25: National Members: Australian […]
The Tasmanian Waste and Resource Recovery Board (WRRB), in partnership with Charitable Reuse Australia, is conducting a Tasmanian Reuse Data Study with Tasmanian reuse organisations. Tasmanians take pride in their strong reuse culture, and we are inviting all Tasmanian reuse organisations to participate in a study that will, for the first time, measure the scale […]