The anti-waste group is holding a clothes swap next weekend as part of a month of events linked to ‘Plastic Free July’, supported by Indigo Shire, Saint Monday Cafe and Feathertop Winery.

Plasticwise member Vanessa Welsh said it was the next step up from a clothes swap between friends.

“We are asking people to drop off up to 10 items by 10am and there will be volunteers sorting them to put on display, and during that time people will be able to have a go at workshops re-purposing old clothes,” she said.

“Then at 11am we’ll be using buttons as tokens, so if you bring five items you can do a swap and get five new things.

“We’ve had over 100 inquiries on the Facebook page for the event, and we’re putting posters around the town.”

Ms Welsh said reducing waste by re-purposing clothes was among a wider goal to cut down rubbish going into landfill and the environment.

“It’s all part of the campaign to make people aware of what they’re buying,” she said.

“We’re raising awareness and making people think about using less plastic bags, but there’s so much more waste we need to address.”

Last week Plasticwise founder Francesca Ciantar called on state and federal governments to go further than the banning of single-use plastic bags.

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“Quite frankly it doesn’t go far enough … government should be leading the way in banning plastics that are devastating our waterways and killing our marine life,” she said.

“It is the whole disposable culture, including plastic straws, takeaway coffee cups, bottled water and more.

“The Federal Government is completely at sea with no plastic waste policy at all.

“In this respect, government is lagging behind the numerous local councils Australia-wide that have implemented plastics policies in recent years.”