Worlds Biggest Garage Sale
Designing solutions to commercialise the circular economy through the activation of dormant goods for good.Worlds Biggest Garage Sale
World's Biggest Garage Sale (WBGS) is a Brisbane based scale-up, designing solutions to commercialise the circular economy through the activation of dormant goods for good. We're building a company that maximises the value of goods already in the economy, through recycle, repurpose, reuse, and re-commerce. In doing so, we're diverting landfill, drawing wealth from waste, and creating employment opportunities. Currently, WBGS hosts large-scale local re-commerce events and is developing a digital platform enabling communities globally to reproduce these large-scale re-commerce events through a toolkit, this allows WBGS to provide positive impact for people, planet and profit for purpose on a global level. WBGS uses the circular economy principles of recycle, reuse and repurpose to harness potential waste (unwanted household goods) as a valuable resource, and preserve already made resources by maximising their lifetime. It is strongly aligned to United Nations Sustainable Development Goals particularly SDG12 ‘responsible consumption and production’ as it aims to reduce waste generation through prevention, recycling, and reuse of goods that would otherwise lie dormant in households and ultimately risk disposal in landfill. To date over 32,000 people in the community have been involved in WBGS events. WBGS have contributed an estimated social impact value of AU$1.7-million to the global economy. This is based around the economic impact of economic social value such as saving water, preventing carbon emissions, and diverting landfill waste. Other significant results from our events include: 3.3 million kilograms of goods diverted from potential landfill 990 million litres of water saved 594,000kgs of CO2 prevented from entering Earth's atmosphere Prevented 8250kgs of pesticides and chemicals from being used in production of new goods by activating circular principles of recycle, reuse and repurpose.
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14th July, 2022
We will soon be introducing our new brand – circonomy
You may recall at the start of the year we announced some very exciting news, Officeworks had acquir...
8th February, 2022
Officeworks acquires stake in WBGS
Officeworks acquires stake in closed loop repair, repurpose and resale enterprise, accelerating the ...
17th December, 2021
3 Ways To Reduce Christmas Food Waste
Christmas is coming and you know what that means food! Or is that just us? What you might not know i...
22nd October, 2021
Future Industries Australia 2021 Blog: The Power of Partnerships for Doing Good
As the saying goes, ‘alone we are strong, but together we are stronger’, partnerships offer business...
21st October, 2021
5 Ways We Can Tell The Resale Retail Market Is On The Rise
Written by Cooper White What is the most rapidly expanding sector of the retail business? You may be...
20th August, 2021
Unique and Easy Ways to Use Pallet Furniture Ideas for Your Home or Patio
Written by Cooper White When shopping for home furniture, most people start by checking department s...
11th August, 2021
Circular Refit for Open Innovation Collaboration Space
Recently, we were honoured to work on a new office re-fit project with The Department of Tourism, In...
11th August, 2021
The People Part of Triple Bottom Line
When you’re in the game of innovation and tackling ‘wicked problems’, you absolutely need great peop...
4th August, 2021
REloved by WBGS
RElove ❤️ A little bit of love goes a long way for the planet and for your budget. We’re excited to ...
4th August, 2021
Working From Home?
We hope you are all staying safe during lockdown and keeping busy! It can be a challenge to find you...