News & Updates - Kimbriki

30/06/2025

Professional Development Day: Waste & Sustainability in Schools. Friday 20th September 2024

After the success of the launch of this professional development day for Primary and High School educators in 2023, Kimbriki...

29/08/2024

Update to 1 March Statement re Contamination in Organic Waste

29th August 2024 As advised previously in our Statement of 1 March 2024, the NSW Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) notified...

03/07/2024

2000 Tonnes of Engineered Timber Recycled

Since September 2022, Kimbriki has successfully recycled well over 2000 tonnes of Engineered Timber waste, thanks to our partnership with...

10/05/2024

International Composting Awareness Week!

What a great week it has been for the Eco House and Garden team celebrating International Composting Awareness Week! The...

09/04/2024

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS WASTE & SUSTAINBILITY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS WASTE & SUSTAINBILITY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY – FRIDAY 22nd MARCH 2024 “Bringing nature into the classroom can...

12/03/2024

Composting & Worms Workshop Recap

When embracing adventure, like a bushwalk, one may observe a lush forest, where decaying foliage nourishes the soil,...

01/03/2024

Statement re Contamination in Organic Waste

1st March 2024 On the 15th of February 2024 the NSW Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) visited Kimbriki Resource Recovery Centre...

29/02/2024

Boomerang Bags Kimbriki - Autumn 2024

Boomerang Bags at Kimbriki continues to flourish, making significant contributions to our community! The fortnightly Sewing Bees, committed to during...

29/02/2024

NBC Tour of Kimbriki - Seniors Festival

Visit the HUB at Kimbriki! Explore the HUB at Kimbriki during the Seniors Festival! Northern Beaches Council is offering our...

27/02/2024

The Eco House & Garden Irrigation System

During January we upgraded the Eco Garden’s irrigation system with a high-tech solution that further minimises the use of water...

21/02/2024

Northern Beaches Council 2024 Australia Day Awards

The Northern Beaches Council's 2024 Australia Day Awards served as a tribute to the remarkable contributions...

20/02/2024

Early Childhood Educator's Professional Development Day Workshop

SOLD OUT The day has been developed in line with the Early Years Learning Frameworks with particular focus on the...

20/02/2024

Supporting Schools & Community Composts Workshop

Be part of the (waste) solution! Would you like to learn more about community initiatives to deal with organic waste...

20/02/2024

2024 - Small Scale Edible Gardens Workshop

Have you ever wanted to grow your own food but feel you can’t as you don’t have the garden space...

20/02/2024

Polystyrene Drop-off Collection Day & 2024 Calendar

Northern Beaches Council are encouraging residents to bring their rigid pieces of 100% clean, white and dry expanded polystyrene (EPS)...

14/02/2024

Waterwise Wicking Bed Workshop

Saturday 10th February 2024 Getting your plants the water they need to establish and live a...

19/12/2023

Summer 2023/24 - Bikes4Life

Bikes can change a life! It's been a big year for Bikes 4 Life in Sydney, having shipped a container...

15/12/2023

2024 - Waterwise Wicking Bed Gardens Workshop

Did you know that overwatering your plants can create as many problems as underwatering them? So how do you work...

15/12/2023

Summer 2023/24 - Reverse Garbage

Find beauty in objects that have been discarded and learn how to rework and reweave them into intricate and...

15/12/2023

Summer 2023/24 - Peninsula Toy Recyclers

In what has been an interesting and, at times, challenging 12 months, The Peninsula Toy Repair...

15/12/2023

2024 - Composting & Worms Workshop

Did you realise that when food scraps are sent to landfill, they decompose and produce methane, a greenhouse gas with more...

15/12/2023

Belrose Children’s Centre

The Kimbriki Eco House & Garden team has loved being involved with Belrose Children’s Centre this year,...

15/12/2023

Fisher Road and One Meal Collaboration

Fabulous things are happening at this joint collaboration between Fisher Road SSP/One Meal Northern Beaches and...

15/12/2023

2023 AAEENSW Environmental Education Awards

It was wonderful to visit the Coal Loader Centre for Sustainability in Waverton on Friday 24th...

15/12/2023

Summer 2023/24 - Boomerang Bags

This is our first year in our new home within The Hub, and the move has...

17/10/2023

TRADIE & BUSINESS Information, Drop-in Morning

NATIONAL RECYCLING WEEK 2023 As part of the 2023 National Recycling Week, Kimbriki is excited to host a casual drop-in...

16/10/2023

OPEN DAY 2023 at The HUB

Let's work together to Rethink, Reduce, Reuse & Recycle! Kimbriki Resource Recovery Centre invites the community to our Open Day...

10/10/2023

Kimbriki News - Spring Edition 2023

Kimbriki's Eco House & Garden Education Centre has just hosted a second Professional Development Day for 2023, focusing on Waste...

10/10/2023

Meet Bonnie Lu - Site Engineer at Kimbriki Resource Recovery Centre

Fresh from completing six years of study – four years in China for her bachelor's...

10/10/2023

Spring - Small Scale Edible Gardens Workshop

Have you ever wanted to grow your own food but feel you can’t as you don’t have the garden space...

10/10/2023

Spring - Composting & Worms Workshop

Did you realise that when food scraps are sent to landfill, they decompose and produce methane, a greenhouse gas with more...

10/10/2023

Spring 2023 - Reverse Garbage

As we edge towards the silly season, join Reverse Garbage for two merry maker workshops where you’ll get to...

10/10/2023

Spring 2023 - Peninsula Toy Recyclers

Peninsula Toy Recyclers bring joy to children across Australia and around the world by giving a...

10/10/2023

The Cerebral Palsy Alliance 'Project Green'

It's wonderful to hear about the collaboration between Willy Lang (a disability support person), his clients...

10/10/2023

Spring 2023 - Bikes4Life

The huge difference a bike can make! In remote communities, a bicycle is not only a...

10/10/2023

Polystyrene Drop-off Collection Day

Northern Beaches Council are encouraging residents to bring their rigid pieces of 100% clean, white and dry expanded polystyrene (EPS)...

30/09/2023

Teachers Professional Development Day - September 2023

KIMBRIKI ECO HOUSE & GARDEN - WASTE & SUSTAINABILITY IN SCHOOLS PD DAY School teachers from...

24/09/2023

Bushlink - 'The Spirit of Inclusion'

'The Spirit of Inclusion' Kimbriki warmly welcomed the hardworking Bushlink team earlier this year and...

13/09/2023

Spring 2023 - Boomerang Bags

Open Day @ The HUB A4 flyer Engaging the community, upcycling...

01/08/2023

Kimbriki News Winter Edition 2023

Welcome to the Kimbriki Newsletter - Winter 2023, our quarterly community Newsletter providing updates on the Kimbriki site, Eco House...

31/07/2023

Waste and Sustainability in Schools NR37040

Friday 15th September 2023 - 9:00am to 3:00pm Cost per person is $50.00 (inc. GST) 5 hours elective professional development...

17/07/2023

Narraweena Public School - Kitchen Garden Program

The Eco House & Garden team recently visited Narraweena Public School to work with students engaged...

17/07/2023

Reverse Garbage

Reverse Garbage was established almost 50 years ago by a group of enterprising inner-west...

17/07/2023

Bikes4Life

Give Your Used Bikes to a Child's Future Bikes 4 Life is a not-for-profit organisation on...

17/07/2023

Peninsula Toy Recyclers

Bringing Smiles to Children's Faces The Peninsula Senior Citizens Toy Repairers was established in 1975, originally...

17/07/2023

Household Chemical CleanOut Event

The safe way to dispose of potentially hazardous household chemicals is at an EPA Household Chemical CleanOut event held by...

17/07/2023

Kimbriki and Australian Native Landscapes supporting the Community

PHOTOS: above - Balgowlah Community Garden Kimbriki work closely with Australian Native Landscapes (ANL) to develop growing...

17/07/2023

Reducing Hazardous Materials in the Yellow Bins

It is important to avoid placing hazardous materials in the Yellow lidded bins to ensure environmental safety and reduce landfill...

17/07/2023

Boomerang Bags

Welcome Boomerang Bags Kimbriki Boomerang Bags started in Australia and now is a global, grassroots movement with the newly created...

11/07/2023

Professional Development Day: Waste & Sustainability in Schools

Save the date - Friday 20th September 2024. Teachers will be mentored by experienced waste educators. What will participants learn...

11/07/2023

Grow Your Own Food Workshops

Learn the basic skills to grow some of your own organic herbs and vegetables. We will set up and plant...

11/07/2023

The Art of Building Soil Workshop

Are you wanting to expand your composting skills? Have you already attended our Compost & Worm workshop and want to...

16/08/2022

Engineered Timber Recycling Trial at Kimbriki reDirects 150 Tonnes of engineered timber from landfill in just seven weeks

Every year Kimbriki receives large amounts of engineered timber waste at the Mixed Waste drop off, 100% of which was...

28/06/2022

Inner West icon reaches Northern Beaches community thanks to Kimbriki

The Inner West’s Reverse Garbage is excited to announce they will now be offering a range of creative reuse workshops...

23/06/2022

Kimbriki News Winter Edition 2022 Out Now

The Kimbriki News is our quarterly community newsletter that provides updates on the Kimbriki site, Eco House & Garden events...

14/06/2022

Kimbriki are partnering with ReDirect Recycling to conduct an onsite engineered timber recycling trial

Kimbriki currently receives large amounts of engineered timber waste at the Mixed Waste drop off which is currently being sent...

23/02/2022

Kimbriki News Summer Edition 2022 - Out Now

The Kimbriki News is our quarterly community newsletter that provides updates on the Kimbriki site, Eco House & Garden events...

24/11/2021

Batteries creating fire risk when tipped to landfill at Kimbriki

Kimbriki is appealing to the local community to ensure that all batteries are removed from household items prior to tipping...

11/11/2021

Kimbriki News Spring Edition 2021 - Out Now

The Kimbriki News is our quarterly community newsletter that provides updates on the Kimbriki site, Eco House & Garden events...

28/10/2021

The Great Kimbriki Compost and 4R's Competition Winners

Thank you to everyone who entered the Great Kimbriki Compost and 4R’s Competition. We had a great response and were...

03/08/2021

Kimbriki News Winter Edition 2021 - Out Now

The Kimbriki News is our quarterly community newsletter that provides updates on the Kimbriki site, Eco House & Garden events...

13/04/2021

Kimbriki suspends Polystyrene recycling trial with Greenwall

In 2020 Kimbriki partnered with local company Greenwall to trial Polystyrene recycling. Since then, Greenwall have been taking an agreed...

24/02/2021

Maintaining Your Organic Vegie Garden

This Vegie Garden Maintenance workshop will deepen your knowledge and skills introduced in the Beginners Workshop. You will learn how...

02/12/2020

Avalon Public School’s old roofing materials enjoy a new life at Government House in the form of a Kimbriki wicking garden bed

Kimbriki’s Eco House and Garden team have just completed an inspiring reuse initiative, which saw Avalon Public School’s old roofing...

18/09/2020

Kimbriki Achieves ISO 9001:2015 ISO, 14001:2015 and ISO45001:2018 Certification!

It has been an exciting week for the team with the announcement that Kimbriki has been successful in gaining ISO...

20/08/2020

The team at Kimbriki’s Eco House and Garden just LOVE Wicking Beds!

With the hotter months fast approaching, now is the perfect time to start preparing your garden for the summer heat!...

01/07/2020

Kimbriki accepts household batteries and mobile phones for recycling

1st July, 2020 Kimbriki Resource Recovery Centre has implemented a free mobile phone and battery recycling program (such as AA,...

11/06/2020

Official Opening of landfill cell at Kimbriki

Kimbriki Environmental Enterprises Pty Ltd and MCELS Pty Ltd united on the 10th June, 2020 to officially open the next...

22/03/2020

Media Statement: Fire at Kimbriki

Sunday 22 March 2020 At approximately 5.15pm today a fire occurred on the public (small vehicle) transfer station at the...

03/03/2020

Kimbriki accepts Paint

2 March 2020 Kimbriki Resource Recovery Centre is now accepting unwanted and unused paint at Kimbriki free of charge under...

10/12/2019

Batter(y) to be safe than sorry

This silly season, the Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia (WMRR) is reminding one and all to dispose...

10/12/2019

Pruning & Propagation

Correct pruning is beneficial to your trees and shrubs to increase durability and strength; remove dead and diseased wood; improve...

10/12/2019

Starting a Beginner's Vegie Garden

Learn the basic skills to grow some of your own organic herbs and vegetables. We will set up and plant...

10/12/2019

Waterwise Wicking Garden Beds Workshop

An exciting workshop on building and managing a wicking bed - a self-watering garden. What is a wicking bed?...

10/12/2019

Composting & Worm Farms Workshop

Composting and worm farming are great alternatives to disposing of your food waste in the rubbish bin while creating natural...

21/10/2019

One hundred million litres processed

21 October 2019 Kimbriki’s newly launched Leachate Treatment Plant has achieved a significant milestone in processing its one hundred millionth...

11/10/2019

Eco House & Garden

02/10/2019

Kimbriki Images

Kimbriki Resource Recovery Centre is a busy waste and recycling site and there's lots to see around the site. Explore...

02/10/2019

Artist in Residency Gallery

Kimbriki Resource Recovery Centre and Northern Beaches Council provide a nine month residency to create site-specific public artwork using resources that...

26/09/2019

Bringing Asbestos to Kimbriki Resource Recovery Centre

Kimbriki accepts BONDED ASBESTOS material only. Special Conditions apply. All loads of Asbestos must be double-bagged or double-wrapped in 200um heavy duty...

10/09/2019

Zone 6 | Concrete & Brick

Concrete & Brick drop-off area at Kimbriki Resource Recovery Centre.

10/09/2019

Zone 2 | Eco Garden

10/09/2019

Zone 2 | Eco Garden

10/09/2019

Zone 2 | Eco Shop & Plants for Sale

10/09/2019

Zone 1B | Cardboard & Paper Drop-off

10/09/2019

Zone 7 | Metal Drop-off

10/09/2019

Zone 6 | Concrete & Brick

18/07/2019

Media Release: Multi million dollar Kimbriki upgrade

Multi-million dollar environmental upgrade for Kimbriki Issued 17 June 2019 A new $3.5million Leachate Treatment Plant was launched on...

Waste & Sustainability in Schools PD Day - 30th May

2025/26 KIMBRIKI PRICE LIST

Polystyrene Drop-off Collection days go to monthly!

EPA CHEMICAL CLEAN-OUT

Teacher from Cobar High School visits the Eco House & Garden

Community Recognition Statement 19th November - James Griffin MP

Peninsula Toy Recyclers looking for new recipients!

Composting 101 at Curly Community Gardens RECAP

'We get some incredible donations here at Bikes4Life

Boomerang Bags Kimbriki keeps growing even in winter!

Early Childhood Centre Professional Development Day March 2025

Boomerang Bags Kimbriki - #Sewingforpurpose in 2025

Bikes4Life @ Kimbriki - Peddling into 2025

Peninsula Senior Citizen Toy Recyclers Celebrate 50 Years

Cromer High School Waste Reduction Support Program

Northern Beaches Coffee Roasters

Early Childhood Educator PD Day Friday 1st November 2024

2024 Kimbriki Open Day Gallery

Kimbriki Eco Stewardship Awards

E-waste Recycling

Polystyrene Drop Off Collection Day

Eco House and Garden 2024 Wrap Up

Name the Kimbriki Giraffes Competition Winner!

2024 #SewingWithPurpose.

Explore the Discovery Trail

2024 Kimbriki Open Day Program

Mosman Youth Centre: Earth Craft Program

Composting 101 and Worm Farming 101 Workshops

NAME OUR GIRAFFES (BOTH MUM & BUB COMPETITION)

Professional Development Day: Waste & Sustainability in Schools. Friday 20th September 2024

Update to 1 March Statement re Contamination in Organic Waste

2000 Tonnes of Engineered Timber Recycled

International Composting Awareness Week!

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS WASTE & SUSTAINBILITY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY

Composting & Worms Workshop Recap

Statement re Contamination in Organic Waste

Boomerang Bags Kimbriki - Autumn 2024

NBC Tour of Kimbriki - Seniors Festival

The Eco House & Garden Irrigation System

Northern Beaches Council 2024 Australia Day Awards

Early Childhood Educator's Professional Development Day Workshop

Supporting Schools & Community Composts Workshop

2024 - Small Scale Edible Gardens Workshop

Polystyrene Drop-off Collection Day & 2024 Calendar

Waterwise Wicking Bed Workshop

Summer 2023/24 - Bikes4Life

2024 - Waterwise Wicking Bed Gardens Workshop

Summer 2023/24 - Reverse Garbage

Summer 2023/24 - Peninsula Toy Recyclers

2024 - Composting & Worms Workshop

Belrose Children’s Centre

Fisher Road and One Meal Collaboration

2023 AAEENSW Environmental Education Awards

Summer 2023/24 - Boomerang Bags

TRADIE & BUSINESS Information, Drop-in Morning

OPEN DAY 2023 at The HUB

Kimbriki News - Spring Edition 2023

Meet Bonnie Lu - Site Engineer at Kimbriki Resource Recovery Centre

Spring - Small Scale Edible Gardens Workshop

Spring - Composting & Worms Workshop

Spring 2023 - Reverse Garbage

Spring 2023 - Peninsula Toy Recyclers

The Cerebral Palsy Alliance 'Project Green'

Spring 2023 - Bikes4Life

Polystyrene Drop-off Collection Day

Teachers Professional Development Day - September 2023

Bushlink - 'The Spirit of Inclusion'

Spring 2023 - Boomerang Bags

Kimbriki News Winter Edition 2023

Waste and Sustainability in Schools NR37040

Narraweena Public School - Kitchen Garden Program

Reverse Garbage

Bikes4Life

Peninsula Toy Recyclers

Household Chemical CleanOut Event

Kimbriki and Australian Native Landscapes supporting the Community

Reducing Hazardous Materials in the Yellow Bins

Boomerang Bags

Professional Development Day: Waste & Sustainability in Schools

Grow Your Own Food Workshops