Reverse Garbage Queensland

13/10/2026

We posted about our lovely woven baskets last week, but did you know our containers aisle is brimming with other fantastic storage options too? We have:

⚪ Petri Plates (in packs of 5) - great for containing small craft supplies you want to keep visible!
🧴Various sized brown plastic bottles with lids - decant your shampoo and conditioner into these for travelling, or use for keeping paint
👓 Glasses cases - all sorts of colours, ready to protect your sunnies, or to use as a jewellery travel case
🍾 Brown glass bottles - use as decorative vases?
💧Colourful fabric holders - hold your water-bottle, or even your phone!
🎧 'Jabra' felt pouches - while originally used for headsets, these could be handy for storage of other fragile items too
▫️Small containers - start a small insect collection, or use for storing beads

As always, this is but a small sample of all the wonderful surprises waiting for you in our warehouse at 20 Burke St, Woolloongabba. We're just a short walk from the Boggo Rd train and bus station, so come visit today!

08/10/2026

These woven veneer boxes would make great storage solutions - you could store socks, notebooks, pencils, or other small treasures!

We have three sizes, and they nest beautifully inside one another. Perfect for storing away when they're not in use. They come with lids as well, and they have a lovely natural feel and smell to them.

The approximate sizes are as follows:
Small - 15cm W x 24cm L x 7cm H
Medium - 18cm W x 28cm L X 8cm H
Large - 23cm W x 32cm L X 9cm H

We've got just a few trolleys-worth of these guys, so pop in soon to have a look! 👀

07/10/2026

Come along and celebrate International Repair Day in the warehouse with the fantastic volunteers from Repair Café Woolloongabba !

Pop by our stall at on 17th October for International Repair Day!

We will teach you in 10mins about 2 different kinds of stitches to mend holes in your clothes - one for tears and one for applying patches 🧵

At the end you can grab a free sewing kit with a few high-quality essentials, kindly donated by .


[Poster says "Long Live Our Stuff. Repair Day 17.10.26" with a purple safety pin and wrench]

07/10/2026

Who else sees spiders when they see these rubber offcuts!? 🕷️🕷️🕷️
Perfect for Halloween decorations...

We also have other rubbery offcuts in store too:
⚫ Rubber ovals
🟡 Rectangular blocks
🟢 Rolls of yellow & green 8-pointed shape offcuts (teach kids to thread with them!)
🔵 Rolls of blue window-shape offcuts
⚪ Rolls of grey circle-shape offcuts
⚪ White rubbery cord
🔵 Black circle offcuts
🟢 Car door seals
🟡 Odd-shaped offcuts
⚫ Large black circles

You could use them as building blocks, trivets, stencils, mats, sealing, loose parts, and more... Get creative and visit soon at 20 Burke St, Woolloongabba!

06/10/2026

While these were all once curtain accessory samples, we think they've got the potential to be so much more! 📿

First up, we have these decadent fabric tassels! You could use them for the curtains on a DIY puppet theatre, or add them to an over-the-top graduation cap? We even had a customer buy one last week to use as an aesthetic cat toy! You could wear the tassels as a belt for your next costume too. The green tassel is a little reminiscent of Scarlett O'Hara's curtain dress from 'Gone with the Wind'.

We also have heaps of these cardboard sample pages, with 3D fringing, tassels, and baubles on them! You could make bright earrings, decorative key chains, and small costume decorations. Please note, you might have to be patient in removing them from the cardboard - as they are glued down fairly well.

Finally, we have these curtain rod sample ends. Each one is different, some gold, some sparkly, and some plain, all types to suit your next project. They would make fantastic spires on model architecture, or could be the beginning of a prop staff or cane.

We're just a short walk from the Boggo Rd Train and Bus Station, so come and take a peek at all our goodies today!

02/10/2026

Question to the RGQ brains trust - what could you use these Steel Plates for! 🤔

These plates were used as displays previously, and they all still have images attached to the front. It looks like the stickers might peel off fairly easily though (pic 5). Each plate has French cleats (45 degree beveled timber) on the back, which can be used to hang the pleats flush against the wall. They also have holes in the corners too. There are about 5 different sizes available (pic 2) - so you can mix and match your options!

You could use them for your own display signs, or you could use them just for the steel! But we'd love to hear if you have unique uses for them too - let us know in the comments...

01/10/2026

◼️ Has carpeting your home/ office been on the to-do list for a while? ◼️

Then why not pop into RGQ to check out these great carpet tiles we've got!

We have 50x50cm and 46x46cm sized tiles in stock. There are:
◾44 boxes of the pixelated pattern in the 46x46cm size (24 tiles per box)
◼️1 box of the pixelated pattern in the 50x50cm size (18 tiles/box)
◼️6 boxes of the striped pattern in the 50x50cm size (20 tiles/box)

We are selling as boxes, and we are also selling additional loose tiles as well.

We don't often get bulk of the same type of carpet tile, so its a good opportunity to DIY your home carpet! The tiles could also make fun loose parts for kids as well. See you soon!

30/09/2026

Halloween is just a month away, and we have a creepy, crawly collection of costumes, accessories, and decorations to get you in the spookiest of moods! 🎃🦇👻

If you need...
🕷️ Spider + web decorations (5 different sizes in stock!)
🧙‍♀️ Witchy Masks
🫀 Squishy hearts
🧹 Witchy ornaments
🧡 Orange, black, red+white stockings
🦴 Skeletons + decorations
🥼 Surgical Gowns
😎 Theatrical Sunnies
👵🏽 Grey Wigs
🎀 Bright Bowties
🎨 Blue, magenta, brown, and orange Face + Body Paint
🐈 Animal, Goblin, Virus masks and more..we've got you covered!

We have even more Halloween stock still to come, so keep your eyes peeled on our socials!

29/09/2026

Exciting news! 🤩

We're finalists in the Brisbane Waste Smart Awards again this year. After winning the Waste Smart Community Award in 2025, we are now in the running to win the 2026 Waste Smart All-Star Award. The All-Star award looks at long term commitment to waste prevention and reduction.

If you're a fan of what we do, check out the Waste Smart website and vote. Be sure to check out the other great initiatives working together to make a more sustainable Brisbane too!

Thanks to Brisbane Sustainability Agency for choosing us 💚♻