Turn old plastic into something new! Make your own forest keychain using shredded plastic and an injection moulding machine with Precious Plastic Monash (Monash Engineering).
Roll up your sleeves and see recycling in action as you transform plastic waste into a one‑of‑a‑kind, forest‑themed keepsake. From grocery bags to floating garbage islands, plastic pollution is a big problem for our natural landscapes, including city parks and forest habitats, where plastic debris affects the environment and wildlife.
Precious Plastic Monash, a team of passionate student innovators from Monash University’s Faculty of Engineering, will show how creative recycling keeps materials in use for longer and helps reduce plastic pollution. At this interactive booth, engineering students demonstrate how plastic is collected, shredded, melted, and reshaped using an injection moulding machine. Then it’s your turn: watch the process up close and press your own recycled keepsake to take home.
Family Fiesta, Forest
Part of Family Fiesta 1–4 July. MPAC invites children 0–12 and their families to step into the forest and discover a world of free and affordable events. Explore ancient trees, fungi and the hidden micro-world beneath your feet, and see how everything in the forest is connected. Artists, theatre-makers, musicians and dancers team up with scientists to show you just how wondrous and essential these ecosystems are.
