The PPM Exhibition Night was be a showcase of everything PPM has been working on in 2024. Through a variety of stalls, the team demonstrated how plastics can be cleaned, sorted, shredded and reformed into something new, as well as the machines we use, product design processes and investigations into alternative materials to plastics.

The event had plenty of time for attendees to wander and interact with each of the stalls, and there was a raffle where attendees could enter the draw to win a Re-Stool created by the team!

PPM was at Monash Open Day in 2022. Attendees could come along to Makerspace to see our workspace, check out our products and machines, and ask us any questions they had.

This event aimed to educate students about plastic as a precious material. We taught primary and secondary school students about the material properties of plastic, the uses of plastics and the plastic recycling process at both the Precious Plastic level and Australia wide.

There was be an interactive session where students was given the chance to ask questions about both plastics as well what we do at Precious Plastic Monash and studying at Monash University.

We launched a free resource package for primary teachers that provide them with our expertise in STEM and sustainability, which directly links to the Victorian Curriculum. It includes:

• 18 interactive lesson plans

• learning sequences that summarises the topics, links, objectives and expected lesson progressions

• slide decks to complement each lesson

To celebrate, we hosted an event for teachers on Zoom. They received an in depth briefing of the materials, a chance to ask us questions, and was sent a gift bag!

Our Schools Day went virtual!

We hosted students from all over Melbourne as our team ran activities in the STEM field. Due to the lockdown in Melbourne, we had to hybridise our day, which made us adapt and overcome challenges.

With more than 50 attendees, our Outreach team were able to make a significant impact on the attendees perception towards plastic. One of the best things we do at PPM is making change in the lives of our community, and by hosting schools days, we not only make a difference, but have a great time doing it.

We attended one of our favourite markets, the local market in Elwood! It was a beautiful autumnal day where we showcased our purchasable recycled plastic products, including tangrams, dog tags, earrings and clocks. The market is ran at the local school in Elwood and featured many other unique and artisan stores. We had meaningful conversations with many attendees and were able to educate the community about our engineering-based research.

This workshop gave attendees a chance to create a product made from recycled plastic, which they could keep as a reminder of the power of recycling! You could learn about what we do at PPM and how you could contribute to solving global plastic pollution.

The Annual Waste Forum is back with special guest Craig Reucassel. 

Come along to hear the latest in waste, ask Craig and our panelist questions, learn from experts and connect with local community waste initiatives.

- Mornington Peninsula Shire

Precious Plastic Monash presented and did a live demo with the integration unit at this unit, along with showcasing new products that we were making.

We were at Booth 6 in the Atrium of Federation Square during Pause Fest 2019!