Waste-Free Weekender

Overview

Environmentally conscious drinkers of Sydney, rejoice — and permanent marker this event in your diaries. NZ vodka brand 42BELOW is taking over This Must Be The Place for a series of collaborative events dubbed Waste-Free Weekender.

Throughout the weekend — Thursday, Saturday 12 to Saturday, September 14 — Adelaide cocktail bar Maybe Mae will be serving up tipples aimed at raising awareness about food and drink waste. Co-owner Ollie Margan and his team will demonstrate some savvy preservation techniques and use local, recycled ingredients in concoctions like Beets by Mae and the Coastal Cruiser.

Also on the lineup, legendary Instagram illustrator Struthless will lead Paint & Piss(take): a cheeky twist on the traditional paint and sip classes, where you can get some tips on unapologetic illustrating while enjoying an environmentally friendly cocktail. You can sign up for (free) tickets to the two sessions — 4.30pm on Thursday and Friday — here.

If eating is more your thing (respect), Acre Eatery is stepping in on Saturday, September 14 from 10am–1pm, for a Wasteless Brunch. An urban farm and eatery, Acre Eatery will be dishing up a menu using ingredients leftover from the restaurant's Camperdown kitchen. Spaces for the brunch are super limited, so be quick to register here for your chance to sip bloody marys and eat well.

And if all that isn't enough, Trash Bash will see DJs such as Bleeding Knees Club, Paul Mac and Kato spinning recycled and second-hand records late into each night of the Waste-Free Weekender.