The Recycled Bar by 1800 Tequila

Overview

A bar that celebrates tequila and recycling? Colour us intrigued!

The festive season is full of joy but we all know the pang of guilt you experience while jamming a kilogram of paper and plastic waste into the bin after unwrapping the pressies. Australia's waste generation is projected to increase by 50% over the coming weeks so tequila brand 1800 Tequila has teamed up with Aussie artists and Clean Up Australia to raise awareness of that figure with The Recycled Bar, a temporary pop-up bar created entirely from recycled materials saved from landfill.

The bar is open now and can be found on the Tarpeian Lawn in Sydney's Royal Botanical Gardens in the back of a three-tonne truck. Everything – from the walls, bar, tables and chairs to the coasters and glassware is made by local independent artists using recycled materials. Prolific Sydney artist James Dive (the man behind highly visible works like ANZ's famous Mardi Gras 'GayTMs') designed the bar to highlight Australia's growing waste crisis.

So is the menu: it's inspired by preserving fresh produce and offers a range of tasty low-waste cocktails and zero-waste canapés. So why are you still here? Head to the website to book a ticket to experience what a circular waste economy looks like. It's open today and tomorrow from 2-8pm.