Testimonials

It just makes good sense!

Tanya is a great communicator, with a warm and approachable manner. She makes the impossible seem possible with her pragmatic tips and helpful advice. Her care for the environment incorporated into her work blends in seamlessly, it just makes good sense! She’s saving the planet, people’s wallets and their sanity.

“Thank you so much for the opportunity of learning from you today Tanya. I now have a changed mindset about the clutter in my life and, upon reflection, am looking forward to getting stuck into shifting it. Carol and I have agreed to be accountability partners and text each other as we complete each little milestone- on a daily basis.

Best wishes for your continued success. I believe you are providing a much-needed service.”

Anne~ Re treat Re store~ Sept 2019

 

Straight forward, entertaining and relevant

“Tanya was very well organised and great to work with. Tanya’s workshop was straight forward, entertaining and relevant. It was clear Tanya did plenty of research in the lead up to the event so that she was able to offer local knowledge on recycling and disposing responsibly of items. She also created a great atmosphere on the night that made it easy for the audience to engage and ask questions. I would certainly recommend her.”

Jessica Clark
Community Development Manager~ Shell Cove ~Frasers Property Australia

 

Passionate about Mother Earth

Tanya is passionate about Mother Earth. She conveys the necessity for each person to responsibly organize, repurpose and properly recycle their “stuff”. She knows her material well and will impress you with her facts and figures.

∼Judith Kolberg,  Author, Getting Organized in the Era of Endless. 

 

Sensitive to everyone’s needs

Tanya facilitated a fantastic workshop for our carers.  She was sensitive to everyone’s needs and stories.  She had some great tips and a good time was had by the group who attended.

Regards

Sally Armstrong~Uniting Life.

 

Non Spammy site for kids

Hi Tanya,

I just wanted to send a quick note to thank you for your resources page, some savvy young volunteers and I are getting a lot of use from it! We have a group through our local library that’s working on a carbon footprint project to help educate families about ways to reduce their own environmental impact. In our search for resources and ideas on how to get rid of household waste we found your page here, https://www.ecoorganiser.com.au/recycling-responsible-disposal-resources/ ..it’s been tough finding non-spammy sites for the kids so you have our thanks!

Thanks again , I’m excited about this connection

Cheers and well wishes Katie~ America

The 10R’s are a brilliant lifestyle solution

The 10R’s are a brilliant lifestyle solution in a consumer driven society. The Declutter and Simplify your Life workshop not only provides a range of tricks and techniques to get organised and declutter, but it also shows how to do it in a socially and environmentally responsible way. I really like the idea that waste is not someone else’s problem to manage. We all need to take responsibility – choose to refuse, reuse, repair and reduce first. Thank you for such an inspiring workshop.

Melissa Staples
Community Development Officer ~ Kingborough Council, Tasmania

 

Community Waste Minimisation

Tanya delivered an engaging and insightful workshop about the importance of de-cluttering your life. There was a strong narrative throughout the evening; from the signs and consequences of a cluttered life to practical suggestions of how to downsize. I would thoroughly recommend Tanya’s workshop to any council seeking to engage with their community on waste minimisation.

Looking forward to future communications

Brendan Moloney
Waste Education Officer~ Hobart City Council

 

Turning waste into opportunities

Within a matter of days “Declutter and simplify life without costing the earth -The10R’s© “ was fully booked

There were many new faces ready and eager to learn how to declutter and responsibly dispose of unwanted items.

Tanya not only introduced the audience to the recycling facilities available through council, she also added many new ideas of how to responsibly donate unwanted items. The 10R’s© complimented the sculptural installation by Juan Ford “From tears to a tsunami” made from waste collected across Maroondah

Turn waste into art while Tanya turns waste into opportunities for people in need.

Freya Vickery~Environmental Consultant~ EnviroCom Australia

So easy and so effective

Tanya made the whole process was so easy, from the handouts to the marketing information, she took care of everything.

The content was on message for our community, not just reduce, reuse and recycle, but going back to the point of consumption and rethinking, do I need it?

The 10R’s© is delivered in a non-judgemental manner with many tips to declutter and simplify life without costing the earth. The interaction within each group was higher than we would normally see.

Overall the outcome was very positive and entertaining and look forward to welcoming Tanya back in the future

Michaela Beattie~Administration Officer Waste & Environmental Services

Wollondilly Shire Council NSW

Engaging presentation style really resonated with the audience

Tanya ran a terrific decluttering workshop for our residents. Her no-fuss, practical approach and fun, engaging presentation style really resonated with the audience. She was also very professional well-organised for the session. I happily recommend her.

Cheers,

Kelly Heffer ~Coordinator, Environment, Moonee Valley City Council

This goes way beyond caring for the physical environment.

Tanya was engaging and delightfully down to earth and it was a great way of promoting the fantastic services offered by Council as well as supporting the environment. The hand out and website links was an extremely useful document. I know that I have personally found the website invaluable these past few months as I’ve been clearing out mum’s house.

I sat next to a lady whose husband had recently passed and was coming to terms with clearing out his possessions. She had finally gotten brave enough to throw out his toothbrush. (Which we all know is a massive step in the grief process.) At the end she commented that the tips Tanya provided made it seem more doable.  It just brings home what a valuable role you play in supporting the community.

This goes way beyond caring for the physical environment.   Thank you!!!

Frankston City Council

Largest attended workshop!

As Resource Recovery Officer in the Waste and Recycling Unit for the City of Whittlesea, I was thrilled with the feedback from the recent workshop run by Tanya Lewis of Eco Organiser®.

In the 11 year of working for the council this is the largest attended workshop my unit has run. Tanya’s workshop attracted a totally new audience to the services we offer in waste management and recycling. She has the ability to connect the environmental impact with clutter and the effect it has on our environment

The 10R’s© helps her audience identify what they need and want in their life and how to declutter without costing the Earth. The general feedback from attendees rated this workshop with the highest satisfaction rating, with the majority of people ready to rethink how they consume and recycle.

Regards

Jocelyn∼City of Whittlesea Resource Recovery Officer, Waste and Recycling Unit

Moving Office- Rethink before adding more things to my space

Hi Tanya

Great decluttering session with Eco Organiser®.  Just wanted to provide you with some feedback.

With my imminent move to a new work space, I found the tips on how to identify clutter and how to declutter very useful.

With a limit of 2 boxes, packing up my office and moving to the new work space will be much easier  now that I know what I need and want.

The connection made between our clutter and the environment was thought provoking, making me stop and rethink before adding more things to my space.

Time really is money, when we organise our time and space we become more efficient and productive. Thank you for sharing ideas on how we can close the loop using  Eco Organiser’s® The 10R’s©, and providing us with excellent recycling resources and ways to responsibly donate unwanted items.

Engaging, interactive and practical, setting me up for a smooth transition to my new work space.”

Kind regards

Maya Chintock

Her content was spot on.

Tanya spoke to 104 nannies at the inaugural NannyPaloozaOZ conference last month. The topic was ” Happy Homes, Happy Families-ways to support families affected by clutter and not costing the earth.”

Her content was spot on, tailored to her audience and was extremely well received. Her handouts are very useful tools for nannies on a day to day basis.

This is the second time Tanya has spoken to a nanny group and I know she can be relied upon to deliver. She is an engaging well spoken presenter and delivers with humour and empathy.

Thank you

Louise Durham Owner∼ Placement Solutions~ Vice President at International Nanny Association

The best decision we ever made

I’ve been meaning to write for a while now, but got busy bringing our little princess into the world. Tanya, David and I would love to thank you whole heartedly for your services. Getting you to come to our home to guide us through de-cluttering and rearranging was the best decision we ever made.

Trying to ‘blend’ a family into a tiny home like ours was tough, but you gave us so many ideas, tools and suggestions to make life far more simpler than we had been living. De-cluttering and ‘letting go’ gets easier the more you do it and you’ll be proud to know we’ve kept it up. We had a garage sale and are now doing a few tip runs too. We called the Salvos and donated anything left from the garage sale. Feeling much more confident now. We still have a long way to go, but we can move at our own pace and are looking forward to fixing up the house down the track too. Thank you so much.
Carly & David. X∼ Broadmeadows

Rethinking our habits and waste

“Thank you so much Tanya for delivering a very informative, fun and engaging workshop in educating the Greater Dandenong community on how to avoid waste created in the first place within the household by utilising what is existing around the household, plus re-thinking our purchasing habits, which is something we most often do not consciously think about, due to us living in an ever increasing society with the culture of buying and throwing out.

A workshop I highly recommend”

 ∼Samantha Ondrus   Waste Education Officer~ Greater City of Dandenong

Every Seat was taken

With over 80 people in a crowded hall, every seat was taken. A helicopter overhead was somewhat distracting, there were technical glitches, and yet Tanya was such an engaging speaker that everybody enjoyed the evening immensely.

Tanya provided practical information and advice in a most entertaining way, keeping everybody’s attention. No-one noticed the time. She was able to inspire us without playing on guilt or shame (about our cluttered stuff), just a light humour.

Our group is particularly focused on connecting people together locally to work towards sustainable living, so we particularly appreciated Tanya’s commitment to environmentally sound practices. I would thoroughly recommend Tanya Lewis as a public speaker. She can adapt to unexpected situations, connect with her audience, keep everyone engaged, and leave people feeling motivated and inspired.

Transition Banyule

Better than I expected

Hi Tanya

I am an international post graduate student from Melbourne University, majoring in Master of Environment, specialising in Waste Management. This was a wonderful workshop.

Anonymous

Sustainable and Responsible Disposal Rather than Landfill

G’Day Tanya,

Being passionate about the environment and wanting to see my unwanted belongings go to good homes rather than landfill. Made it a simple decision to engage Eco Organiser to help me declutter and organise my home. Tanya was able to find good homes for left over building supplies, donated electrical equipment and even old spectacles went to a good cause. What could not be donated she found places to responsibly recycle and dispose of my clutter. I am no longer engulfed in clutter, and am working my way out of a disorganised state. I now have clear goals of what and why I want this to work, for this reason I’m progressing toward a clutter free home. I have found that some public libraries take all forms IT media for reuse &/or sustainable disposal. I remember this as a problem with our sorting.

~ John C Harvey

Building Homes, building hope and communities

Since meeting Tanya Lewis, she offered to run some workshops providing royalty payments from the sale of her books toward Habitat for Humanity.The feedback to date has been very well received. Tanya is a great presenter and has a wealth of knowledge on the topic of de-cluttering homes & lives. I would recommend anyone to do her course with an open mind. You will not only get great ideas but also an understanding of the importance this will have on your life. Habitat for Humanity Restore aims to build affordable housing for families in need. The partnership Eco Organiser® & Restore have formed both aim to improve the lives of individuals and families. Together we are making a difference in our community. Thank you Tanya for the difference you are making.

~ John Graham, ReStore Manager, Habitat for Humanity VIC

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