Gunnedah Shire Council will once again participate in the nationwide Garage Sale Trail.
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Garage Sale Trail is a big weekend of garage sales in communities across Australia in October, which event aims to get the community thinking about the waste they generate and how some of it can be reused before it reaches the local tip.
Hosting a stall at Gunnedah’s Garage Sale is free and all the buyers and sellers will be in the one place.
Council’s waste management superintendent Sheridan Cameron hopes the Garage Sale Trail will not only help participants and charities earn a little extra cash, but will highlight that the old adage remains true – one person’s trash is another person’s treasure.
“Waste is a growing issue,” Mrs Cameron said.
“As a nation, the amount of waste we churn out has grown six times faster than the population and in fact, the average Australian family now produces enough waste to fill a three-bedroom house every year.
“While recycling is one solution, reusing items you no longer want is even better.”
The average household in the 2017 sale sold 75 items at more than 15,000 registered garage sales and stalls.
Gunnedah Shire Council’s Garage Sale will be held on Saturday, October 20 at the Gunnedah Showground from 9am-2pm. To register a stall visit www.garagesaletrail.com.au or collect a registration form from council’s administration building on Elgin Street, Gunnedah.
For more information, contact Sheridan Cameron on (02) 6740 2100.
