The Bower Reuse and Repair Centre Objectives Reduce waste going to landfill Providing household goods and building material at affordable prices Promoting reuse, repair and up cycling of preloved goods Creating employment and training opportunities

Main programs - Sales of preloved goods - Educational workshops - Up cycling & manufacturing - Repair services - Reuse and Referral Service - Upgrading of organisational & business model - Going beyond 3 R’s Reduce, Reuse and Recycle

Sales On line Display Auction

Educational workshops Furniture restoration Shabby Chic Upholstery Basic Carpentry Recycled art Repair Café TAFE

up cycling Consignments program Upholstery Shabby Chic Tiny house Manufactured goods

Repairs Furniture, bikes, computers electronic appliances 10 years of experience Workshops Men Shed Repair café Repair service

Collection & Rehoming Service - 12 councils and growing - Collection of goods incl. repairable goods - Refer to specialized recycling companies database with +/-1000 companies - In-house resource recovery triage/reage - Quarterly reports in Tonnage - Software for data collection address/kg/volume/items