Material Membership

Join our membership to gain access to beautiful castoff materials and spread the goal of environmental… awareness through art and science education. Everyone is welcome to visit the T4T warehouse. Open to the public every Wednesday from 9-4 and the second Sat. of every month from 9-12, it’s stocked full of an amazing assortment of [...]
Learning by Inquiry

Classroom collaborations with T4T science kits and hand-on experiences for educators, parents, artists and mentors teach how to use our materials and kits to inspire kids to explore, design and create. Workshops are informative and FUN! We are looking for educators and experts to facilitate workshops. For details or to reserve your spot, please email [...]
Action Reaction Contraption

A chain reaction of curiosity, experimentation, and critical thinking… Action Reaction Contraption is the name of our brand new hands-on learning space at T4T, where we dive into curiosity, wonder, invention, experimentation, and collaboration. Imagine fantastic contraptions that awaken the creative juices inside us all, and challenge us to critically examine and re-interpret every day objects. [...]
Treasure Truck Visits

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Explore what the Treasure Truck has to offer… Filled with cores, spools, giant tubes, fabric, plastic webbing, paper, wood pieces and countless treasures once destined for landfill, Trash for Teaching’s Treasure Truck is the first stop on an adventure of creativity and environmental education. The Treasure Truck is [...]
Advisors and Advocates

Passionate about sharing what you are passionate about? Join us in the space and share your innovative ideas! Joanne Cozens Michael Hands-on science specialist Geoff and Sara Seelinger artists parents, graphic & media designer/film maker, hands-on discovery and invention specialists Jon Markowitz Bijur Rube Goldberg Machine contest Program Director, community [...]
Space Rental

Our multifunctional space is ideal for parties, retreats, art shows, workshops, and more… The T4T warehouse is the place to come to get the materials and is set up to be a backdrop for exhibits, meetings, parties, training sessions and after-school experimenting. Creatively designed and colorfully decorated by our Artist in Residence, the space is [...]

Who We Are

T4T inspires children and educators by using non-traditional, repurposed materials in unique ways. We believe that curiosity, experimentation, and hands- on learning reinforce critical thinking and creative problem solving – skills and habits that serve all disciplines and all ages. By repurposing manufacturing overruns, discards and castoffs, originally headed for landfill, and reusing these items [...]

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Materials

At T4T we strive to source wonderful, clean, safe, interesting items that local businesses discard in abundance, and make them available to shoppers at the warehouse and on the Treasure Truck. Over the past 7 years we’ve collected materials from over 200 companies, most of those original manufacturers still donate to T4T today. Since we [...]

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Get Involved

Your financial help and involvement are the heart and soul of Trash for Teaching. Thank you for all you have given, and continue to give. Donate Materials Volunteer Donate Financially Warehouse Visits Get a Material Membership Advisors and Advocates

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What’s New

Material Management Systems:

Our goal is to provide amazing materials that are teacher & student friendly.

T4T material bins & carts are organized, practical and flexible systems that are designed for classroom investigations, after school programs and special events like Earth Day and Science Nights.

Our material management systems have been developed in conjunction with local teachers, science specialists, after school facilitators, and hundreds of young inventors. A special thanks to Craig Sipes & Michael Lusk at Washington Prep High School.

The use of these carts is included in all our outreach programs. Want one for your classroom? Contact us for a customized quote based on your specific needs.

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The image above is our R2M2S (Re-Use, Re-Think, Material Management System) designed in partnership with NASA and their after school pilot project with LAUSD’s Beyond the Bell program.

Programs & Services

At Trash For Teaching

Workshops We provide training and hands-on experiences for educators, scientists, artists, engineers, parents and mentors so that they can learn new ways to use our materials and kits. No workshops are currently scheduled. Please check back next month. *Workshops vary in price Space Rentals Host exhibits, meetings, parties and training seminars at the T4T warehouse [...]

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In the Classroom

Science Kits All materials in the science kits are unconventional, repurposed manufacturing castoffs that are used to inspire creativity and promote critical thinking in the classroom. {more}

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