Trash to Treasures

A Good Idea

This practice has been Archived and is no longer maintained.

Description

Trash to Treasures is a parent-child, activity-based program at the Longmont Museum. For Trash to Treasures activities, at least 25% of their materials are recycled.

Goal / Mission

The premise of Trash to Treasures is items that would normally be thrown away or possibly recycled can be used for museum activities.

Results / Accomplishments

In practice, an average of 51 percent of activities incorporate recycled materials, thereby doubling the original commitment on the grant applications.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
Longmont Museum
Primary Contact
Longmont Museum
375 Kimbark Street
Longmont, CO 80501
(303) 651-8374
http://www.ci.longmont.co.us/museum/
Topics
Environmental Health / Toxins & Contaminants
Art & Recreation / Art
Organization(s)
Longmont Museum
Source
Colorado Sustainability Project, Inc.
Date of implementation
1998
Location
Longmont, CO
Target Audience
Children

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A Good Idea meets the following HCI criteria:

  1. The program description includes: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program funding source, program implementation steps and outcomes.
  2. The program evaluation is limited to descriptive measure(s) of success/accomplishment (i.e., program participation rates, number of services/education sessions/radio messages provided). Note: oftentimes, the program has been newly implemented and a program evaluation has not yet been conducted. Programs that have not yet been evaluated, but which show promise in improving health or quality of life, are classified as Good Ideas until an evaluation is conducted.