trashforteaching.org - 6/24/2009
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Our Mission Education and Environmentalism through creative reuse. Trash for Teaching collects clean and safe cast-off materials from manufacturing processes (that would otherwise become trash) and repurposes them as educational resources. With those materials we provide a comprehensive arts ...
alternativechannel.tv - 6/29/2009
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alternativechannel.tv —
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1-Why we agree with the First family to start...
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Let’s Talk Trash
ecofabulous —
... Educational resources are few and far between these days, but thanks to Trash for Teaching (a Los Angeles-based non-profit), students and teachers are getting truckloads of materials cast-off from the manufacturing process to use in the classroom. By advocating “education and environmentalism through creative use” the organization has diverted over 250,000 lbs. of material from local landfills, serving over 150,00 local children through T4T materials-driven programs! ...
Trash for Teaching
everydaytrash —
... How cute is this? Trash for Teaching, a Los Angeles based NGO, provide classrooms with trash that kids can transform into art, while learning all about the important stuff. Reminds me of my kindergarden days, where those carton rolls at the center of paper rolls could be used for virtually anything (these days I just recycle them, being old and narrow minded). Why isn’t this just mandatory everywhere? ...
Green weekender: A lot of upcycled art
green LA girl —
>> Support Trash for Teaching, an eco-nonprofit that upcycles discarded stuff into educational materials and projects. Trash for Teaching’s benefit event Let’s Talk Trash, which’ll feature appetizers and half-priced drinks, happens Thurs., June 25 from 6 pm - 9 pm at Rush Street, 9546 Washington Blvd., Culver City. Cover: $20, all of which goes to Trash for Teaching programs. RSVP to kathy@trashforteaching.org.
>> This month’s Car Free Fridays event will “spotlight roads we want prioritized in the Bike Plan, painted ...
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