PRESS RELEASE: 100 FREE RECYCLED BIKES GO TO DISADVANTAGED KIDS THIS WEEK

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One hundred bicycles will be given to kids in inner Sydney, the Illawarra and near Lakes Entrance in Victoria this week by Revolve Recycling, a social enterprise that gives new life to old rides.

Revolve Recycling collects unused and unwanted rides from Sydney’s sheds, verandas and garages and gives them new life – with kids’ bikes going for free to kids in need and adult bikes being sold at affordable rates.

“Every kid deserves the joy of a bike. We keep old bikes from going to landfill and give them a new life, including with kids who may be disadvantaged. In twelve months since we’ve started, that’s included: Indigenous kids in Sydney’s inner city, the Hunter and the Illawarra; Ukrainian and other refugee kids, and; kids in disadvantaged country areas,” Pete Shmigel, founder of Revolve Recycling, said.

“Today the 17th, we’re dropping off 15 repaired kids bikes off to Tribal Warrior, a youth mentoring initiative in Redfern, as part of our monthly delivery to them. We’re also working with them to show kids how to maintain their bikes, as well as creatively paint them up.

“Tomorrow the 19th, we’re delivering kids’ bikes to two schools near Lakes Entrance in Victoria, an area impacted by bushfires, in support of AusCycling, the peak body for cycling in Australia.

“Bikes give kids fun, fitness, and learnings like responsibility and rights. We want every Australian kid – regardless of background – to have access to one,” Pete said.

There are some 300,000 unused or unwanted bikes in Sydney and probably 1 million nationally. Annual bike sales are not over 1.5 million per year. Revolve Recycling has collected, recycled or redeployed 5000 in its first twelve months, saving more than 40 tonnes of material from landfill while employing people of disadvantaged backgrounds.

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Name: Peter ShmigelCompany: Revolve RecyclingEmail: [email protected]Phone: 0419541531

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November 17, 2022/by Reland Pigte

About Revolve Recycling

Revolve Recycling is Australia's leading solution for recycling and redeploying used or unwanted bikes. It diverts material from landfill, employs people of social disadvantage, and gives all good kids' bikes for free to kids in need.

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