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Be Green at School
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Turning Trash Into Treasures
Posted in all, antioch, recycling, tagged antioch, contra costa reuse center, generation green, green effect, national geographic green effect, reclaimed materials, reuse center, trashopia on June 7, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Would you like to have a Reuse Center located in Contra Costa County? You can help! The non-profit group Generation Green is trying to raise funds to open one. They’ve entered in the National Geographic Green Effect contest, and have a chance at winning $20,000 towards their cause. Please vote today for Trashopia!
What: Open Contra Costa County’s first reuse center – Trashopia. Trashopia will fulfill many needs for the community, including:
• Art gallery for local artists using reclaimed materials
• Classrooms for hands-on reuse art instruction
• Intern program for youth at risk
• Low cost materials for art, science and math programs in schools. There are twenty-two Title 1 schools in our catchment area. Teachers may spend up to $1,500 of their own money per year on supplies. Supplies from Trashopia will be a fraction of this.
• Central place for businesses and the community to send, and find, reusable materials
Where: Fachinni Salvage has acquired a warehouse in Antioch and will donate the second floor for Trashopia. The building has been vacant for 15 years and needs repair and remodeling.
When: If awarded $20,000, work would begin immediately. We have the space, the sources for reuse materials, the community contacts and the experience. Funding would be used for:
• Repairs and remodeling
• Reuse store equipment
• Classroom equipment
• Creating and distributing reuse education brochures
Who: Generation Green has been holding educational workshops since 1990; engaging people in the process of reusing materials creatively and helping people divert materials from landfill. Businesses ready to donate include:
• Thrift shops
• Bowling alleys
• Sign manufacturers
Why: So many reasons, including:
• Low cost materials for the community
• Materials diverted from landfill
• Promote creativity and environmental awareness while educating and engaging people through the medium of art
Please vote today for Trashopia!
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