Started from a neighbourhood garage sale in 2013, the World’s Biggest Garage Sale is now revolutionising how Australians engage with dormant goods.
Australian homes currently have $43 billion of underutilised goods at risk of ending up in landfills, and our current waste practices dictate a linear ‘use and toss’ mentality dramatically impacting our planet.
At WBGS, we’re solving this issue through the activation of dormant goods for good and building a truly circular economy. By empowering Australians to reduce, reuse, recycle and repurpose, the World’s Biggest Garage Sale helps people to see the beauty in reloved or ‘second life’ goods.
Built from this founding vision, the World’s Biggest Garage Sale is now a proud champion in the profit-for-purpose resale retail revolution. Our online store and events provide our community members with alternate ways to source and purchase high-quality products (such as clothing, antiques, furniture & whitegoods) at prices that are affordable, paving the way for thousands of Australians to save money, time and the planet.
As a for-profit social enterprise, the World’s Biggest Garage Sale team focuses on driving profit for a purpose. Our efforts promote sustainability and responsible consumerism, and provide employment and purchase opportunities for vulnerable members of our community.
How we Drive Impact
Our Shared Values
Restore
We restore balance in society and the world through passion and respect.
Value
We facilitate and generate measurable value to people and the planet.
Circular
We prove the positive return of circular practices in communities and businesses.
Lead
We practice what we preach, lead by example and share what we know.
Relove
We give a second life to products, people and the planet.
Defend
We defend the planet through resource recovery and waste diversion.
Activate
We see potential, activate possible and execute purpose.
Positive
We’re here for positive impact in the lives of people and the planet, and have no time to waste.
Revolutionary
We execute solutions to the world’s most challenging problems.
Trust
We stand for honesty and credibility, and expect nothing less.
Transparency
Transparency enables clarity, and through clarity we grow.
Changemakers
We can enact the change we wish to see in the world.