Trash to Treasure is a non-profit organization that has a mission to locate clean, re-usable materials and redistribute these items as valuable educational and artistic resources.


Membership

Trash to Treasure is supported in part by modest user fees. If you value our center please take an annual membership so we can continue to serve our community! We rely on membership to pay the rent!!

  • $60 Annually - unlimited visits, best deal in town!
  • $150 Group Membership - unlimited visits!! (share with up to 5 people from your organization, business, school, etc)
  • One Day Membership - $10 for up to 20lbs then $1/lb
  • Take what you wish at each visit
  • Half price for workshops
  • Bring a new member on board and receive great satisfaction for helping to promote and sustain this valuable resource!

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Our Philosophy - There exist an abundance of materials for all of us to share. We must all strive to overcome the erroneous perception that "there is not enough" in the world.

With this thought in mind, please feel welcome to TAKE WHAT YOU WISH, without the need to horde, and be confident that each time you return, there will continue to be plenty for all.

We are proud of our members! Check out all their awesome projects!

Giant Green Man Puppet

Jim Hammond, one of our talented members, created this awesome Green Man puppet out of recycled material from Trash to Treasure for our big 350.org event. Thanks, Jim! He is an amazing artist and puppet master!

green man recycled puppet 350

Shakespeare Miami's Colleen Stovall has done amazing things with the recycled fabrics from Trash to Treasure. She is one of our members and the Producing Artistic Director at Shakespeare Miami. Check it out! Wow!
www.shakespearemiami.com
shakespeare recycled outfits shakespeare miami recycled fabric
rain barrel workshop

Rain Barrels!

Kathy Arcangeli turned her rain barrel from our workshop into a beautiful peice of art!!

Rain barrels are a great way to conserve water. Plus your plants will be happy to have the chlorine free water! If you are interested in making a rain barrel at one of our workshops sign up now for our rolling admission by emailing: sarah@trash2treasurefl.org

Thanks Kathy for sharing your wonderful creation!
paco cigar box ukulele cigar box ukulele musical instrument creative reuse

Cigar Box Ukulele!

One of our T2T members, Paco, uses cigar boxes from our center to make ukulele's! Last summer he taught workshops on how to make them at libraries around the county! Hopefully he'll be doing more workshops in the future!

Mission Gifts & the Upper Room Art Gallery

upcycled bag from Mission Gifts

The Upper Room Art Gallery is a non-profit global collective of artists & designers whose artwork specializes in organic and recycled materials and who are concerned with global poverty, social justice & environmental issues.

Our Zen of Scrap Boutique features some of the beautifully upcycled products. Stop by the Trash to Treasure warehouse to check them out. You can also visit their website.

www.upperroomartgallery.com/
www.missiongifts.blogspot.com/

 Mermaid Bag from Mission Gifts upcycled bag
edith spitz

 

One of our members, Edith Spitz, makes a large variety of cool items from reclaimed materials. Check out her website!! Buy local, buy used.