Borrow , Use , Return
Wangim aims to remove the need for single-use cups.
The Wangim project aims to be a zero-waste model for other businesses with a long term goal of inspiring similar zero waste networks across Australia.
we were inspired by what Monash University were doing at the time and wanted to replicate something similar in Darebin. The idea came to trial this concept on one store (Northcote Bakeshop) and take the learnings and findings and duplicate it to other cafes and bakeries. Since then we have expanded to over 25 cafes and the idea has grown into new concepts and we are now working on new concepts, think libraries, organisations and schools.
We are excited to grow with Wangim and continue to reduce one cup at a time.
Sustainability Victoria estimates that one billion single-use coffee cups are used in Australia every year. Due to both our recycling crisis and difficulty in breaking down materials, most of these cups end up in landfill.
Wangim - Boomerang
“Wangim” is the local Woiwurrung word for “boomerang” and has been used with permission from the Wurundjeri Woiwurrung Cultural Corporation.
The project is one response to our community’s waste crisis and recognises the need to nurture and protect the land that we live on.
The word “wangim” captures the idea of a cycle of reusable cups that are borrowed and returned. It is also a deliberate decision to begin to better emphasise the local Indigenous language in our shared, local lexicon.
Little Rocket?
A creative and strategic company based in Collingwood. Little Rocket provided the creative artwork for the Wangim project. They are a 100% owned Indigenous business with roots to the Gurindji people of the Northern Territory.
Their work includes graphic design for the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria, 3 Emus Recruitment and Freedom Day Festival.