Honoring Our 2016 Recycled Materials Art Competition Winners
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After receiving hundreds of amazing entries, and emerging with just a handful of winners, it was time to celebrate.
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5 Things We Can Learn from Barbie Savior
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We now live in a world where Instagram accounts can provide sharp social commentary. Or, at least, they can try. Barbie Savior is an Instagram parody account with a mission: to start a conversation about the actions (and potentially negative consequences) of voluntourists of the world.
Read MoreRecycled Materials Art Competition: 2016 Participants
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Our First Annual Recycled Materials Art Competition was a huge success, and we are grateful to the many teachers who participated!
The range of inspired projects was astounding, from twisting paper branches to surrealist portraits made of cardboard; robots made of old tin to colorful sculptures. Suffice it to say, we were impressed!
Read MoreCellMark’s PaperSeed Foundation Raises $75,000 at Wee Burn
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DARIEN, Conn. (June 8, 2016)—The PaperSeed Foundation, the charity arm of Gothenburg, Sweden-based CellMark, recently raised $75,000 at a golf tournament at Wee Burn Country Club. The Foundation will use the money to benefit children in traditionally underserved communities around the world.
Read MoreTransforming Trash- Behold the Beauty of Upcycled Art
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Turning trash into treasure, or recyclables into art, has the power to transform the way we think about the things we so frequently discard. So many items that might see a second life through recycling are often sent to landfills.
Read MoreHow Can a Tree Transform a Community?
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Because we work with people around the globe, it is a rare treat to get to host grantee partners at our home base in San Rafael. Recently, we had the pleasure of welcoming David Lemiso and Tia McNelly from The Kilgoris Project at our board meeting.
Read MoreWhy Teaching Recycling Matters
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So, when was the last time you brushed up on your recycling knowledge?
Read MoreMarch Grantee Update
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It is with great pleasure that we announce our two new projects in Kenya:
Read MoreRegister for the K-12 Recycling Challenge!
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This friendly competition is open to all K-12 schools in California, and has $16,000 in cash awards available for winning schools.
Read MoreWhy Are Millions of Children Missing from India's Classrooms?
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India has a significant population of children who are missing out on their right to education.
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