Help reduce waste
at the Bellingen Show
What is rethink waste?
Rethink Waste is a waste education community project that partners with major events to reduce waste, raise awareness and inspire communities to change their habits.
Rethink Waste volunteers help direct event patrons to sort their waste at the event, redirecting waste away from landfill and help them with their questions around waste to create a ripple effect of positive change towards a zero-waste future!
JOIN US AT THE BELLINGEN SHOW!
VOLUNTEER WITH US AT THE 2025 BELLINGEN SHOW
Shifts are 2 hours long, starting from 8am to 4pm. Tasks include monitoring bins and/or swapping out bins as necessary.
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A Small Thank You
You will receive a free ticket on the day you are volunteering.
This will be an e-ticket and will be emailed to you once you have completed the registration form below (this may take a few days as we have to pass on your details to the Bellingen Show Committee).
Register at the link below.
Please add as many shifts as you like to your cart and then checkout (cart icon, top right). We would love for our vollies to do 2 x 2hr shifts but we understand life can be busy!
Questions : Contact Lily on lily@ozgreen.org.au.
EVENT partNERS
No experience necessary
All information and training provided
Frequently Asked Questions
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With enough volunteers, we will set up 5 bins stations, each with a:
red bin
yellow bin (co-mingled recycling)
compost bin
10c collection bin (cans and bottles)
These will be located around the food and main sections of the show grounds.
The remaining bin stations will have red bins and 10c collection bins.
Volunteers will check these bins throughout the day and swap out when necessary.
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Volunteers will work at one of our a bin station tents with a:
yellow bin (co-mingled recycling)
compost bin
red bin (landfill)
Volunteers will assist patrons to sort rubbish into the appropriate bins and provide education about waste streams. Volunteers will swap out bins if they become full during the event.
OzGREEN will provide support and assistance throughout the event helping with any questions you may have about waste.
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No experience is necessary. We will send out a short video and info booklet with details about sorting waste before the event.
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No need to stress! We have easy-to-read signs to help remind everyone what goes where :) We also have our Rethink team circulating on the day checking in with all our Volunteers and can answer any questions you have.
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Not at all. We love to support youth who are keen to volunteer in their community and can adapt roles if needed. All Youth will work with an adult to ensure they are suitably supported in this role.
help make a difference.
With your help, we can have a greater impact and reach more people
We have an amazing group of volunteers - we’d love you to join us and help your community!
Lots of small choices
add up to a big impact.
To reduce our footprint, we need to consume less, consider what we do consume, and account for all of our waste.
We also help Event Managers reduce waste
Event managers face big challenges with waste. It can be expensive to process and difficult to sort, with all waste often sent to landfill at the end of an event.
Let the Rethink Waste team help you reduce waste at your event!
Our team consults with event managers and works with your food vendors and event goers to develop systems to sort, educate people, and then collect and reduce waste.
We work in four ways :
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Our team of expert waste education staff and volunteers monitors, separates and conducts in-event education for event goers, to reduce food waste at your event.
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We work with event managers and stall holders so that everyone is equipped with the knowledge and skills to reduce waste at your event.
This includes educating food vendors about the new NSW laws regarding the ban of single use plastics and compostable packaging options.
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We run workshops at your event for event patrons to showcase some easy ways they can help to reduce waste, including interactive composting demonstrations, plastic-free product demonstrations and giveaways!
We also educate patrons about NSW’s single-use plastic laws at our in-event workshops. -
We will promote your event and your commitment to help reduce waste at your event through our social networks.
For more info or to book :
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