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The Junk Wave makes gorgeous hand bags woven from recycled plastic food packets

The Junk Wave crafts and sells one of a kind handbags made from recycled food packaging. Our material comes from street and beach clean-ups and from friends and family who give to us. Every piece of plastic used in the bags is saved from entering landfill or ocean. Each bag represents a huge environmental saving.

bag competitionA self-funded community project of empowerment and up-skilling, Megan Bayliss of The Junk Wave works with groups of women, many Indigenous and many with barriers to full participation in community life, to produce beautiful designer bags that sell the world over.

The Junk Wave is a business with a sustainable 3P (People, Planet and Profit) business model. [Read more...]

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The Junk Wave is on a Mission

The Junk Wave makes junk precious.

Through intentional teaching and teachable moments, we spread our recycling passion to protect oceans and landfill from toxic household waste so that tomorrow’s children can experience a healthy and safe, animal rich, environment. [Read more...]

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Boonah Recycled Craft Masterclass: Make bags from plastic food packaging

Chip packets, lolly packets, ice-cream wrappers, pasta, frozen vegetables or packets of biscuits: all those plastic packets USED to go to landfill.

On October 27th in Boonah, you can weave them into drop-dead gorgeous fashion accessories for you and your home.

Bags, photo frames, sit-upons, plant pots, bunting: all from material that costs you nothing but is an invaluable save to the environment.

Learn how to weave noxious plastic waste into handbags at a master-class in Boonah on Saturday 27th October.

Expressions of interest are now open: [Read more...]

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Recyclable plastic may go off shore for processing by children

I am horrified and ashamed. I am sorry and please forgive me.

My avid recycling of plastic into our council recycling bin may well be harming children in third world countries.

You see, our baled recyclables (cans, tins, paper, plastic) get transported to a huge recycling market in our capital city. There is no guarantee that our waste stays in Australia to be recycled into goods here. No sir. It comes down to who is offering the best price and who has need for product on any particular day. [Read more...]

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Our model is simple: People, Planet and Profit. Mass action of individual home based effort through recycled craft makes a HUGE difference.