Plastics
Turning plastic waste into new useful things
REMADE in
the Inner West
Inner West Council,
2024 Environment Grant
Environment grants support projects that contribute
to an ecologically sustainable Inner West.
Project Objectives
Material Recovery
Provide reuse, repair, upcycling and/or recycling to enable materials to be continually used in a circular economy and move away from the linear concept of ‘produce > use > dispose’.
Community Engagement
Create support for community sharing of knowledge, skills and opportunities for a circular economy.
Waste Innovation
Support local new initiatives in the circular economy community to enable innovation in using materials otherwise seen as waste.
Sustainability Awareness
Increase awareness, improve access, inclusion, diversity and participation in circular economy initiatives.
Circular Services
Develop circular economy pathways or services within the Inner West.
The BIG Picture
A Community Sustainability Design Hub
Our ultimate goal is to create an accessible community focused sustainability hub which allows for new designs to be remade from plastic waste.
The design ethos of the community sustainability design hub is follow circular design principles to create only long-life, functional, and highly recyclable things.
Clips, toys, hooks
& more
A few things we are currently making from recycled plastics. These designs are made from 100% recycled plastic – recovered from the local area community.
Carabiner(clip)
– CURRENT PROJECT
Dino toy
– IN-PROGRESS PROJECT
Hanging hooks
– PLANNED PROJECT
Bike accessories
– PROTOTYPE PROJECT
Bee cups
– PLANNED PROJECT
Modular furniture clips
– PLANNED PROJECT
Community sourced ideas
– OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS
The story so far…
How it works
1. Identifying Local Waste Sources
With a hyper local approach, the project identifies recyclable sources of plastic waste generated in the local area and collects them ready for processing.
2. Plastic Recycling
Plastic waste collected is processed ready for use as a feedstock to make new things from.
This involves sorting the plastic types, cleaning the plastic, and then shredding the plastic into granulate pieces.
3. Circular Design & Production
With a circular design thinking approach, new
products/things are reviewed in-house at the workshop. Once approved, CAD designs are made for production moulds to be created.
The final steps are making the designs in small batches in-house with either craft-level extrusion or injection press machines.
Collaboration
Call-out
We are on the look-out for project volunteers and industry partners to help grow and develop the
remaking hub.
Currently we are looking for these contributors:
CAD designers
We are looking for people who can bring designs to life and spec to be made from moulds.
Mould makers
We are looking for mould makers who are interested in supporting circular economy community design projects.
Machinists
We are looking for mechanically able people to help revived some small machines in need of some love♡.
Upcoming events
Project Sponsors
Re Place
Acknowledgment of Country
We respect and honour Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Elders past, present and future.
We acknowledge the stories, traditions and living cultures of
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on this land
and commit to building a brighter future together.