The Imagination Factory's
Trash Matcher
November 15 is America Recycles Day. In recognition of this special occasion, we are pleased to introduce the Trash Matcher. Click on the type of waste materials listed to quickly find the art/recycling activities which call for them.
| Solid Waste | Art Activities |
|---|---|
| Acrylic sheets | Cool School Tools |
| Aluminum cans | Can characters |
| Aluminum foil | Wrapping paper and containers |
| Aluminum foil | Illustrate a Word |
| Baskets | Wrapping paper and
containers |
| Beads | Artist Trading Cards |
| Beads | Illustrate a Word |
| Beads | Jewelry |
| Beads | Christmas Ornament 2000 |
| Bed Sheet | Painting |
| Bicycle inner tube | Scarecrow |
| Bottle caps | Illustrate a Word |
| Boxes | Cool School Tools |
| Brochures | Valentine |
| Brochures | Picture file |
| Brochures | Vacation collage |
| Brown bag | Papier mache bowl |
| Brown grocery bag | Cool School Tools |
| Brown grocery bag | Artist Trading Cards |
| Brown grocery bag | Drawing portraits |
| Brown paper bag | Christmas tree ornament |
| Brown sack | Wrapping paper and containers |
| Buttons | Can characters |
| Buttons | Artist Trading Cards |
| Buttons | Mask |
| Calendar illustrations | Paper resources |
| Calendar pictures | Picture file |
| Calendar pictures | Artist Trading Cards |
| Calendar pictures | Illustrate a Word |
| Calendar pictures | Bookmarks |
| Calendars | Vacation collage |
| Card stock scraps | Cast paper valentine |
| Card stock scraps | Artist Trading Cards |
| Cardboard | Firefighter Angel (Christmas Tree Ornament) |
| Cardboard | Can characters |
| Cardboard | Kite making |
| Cardboard | Illustrate a Word |
| Cardboard | Butterfly mobile |
| Cardboard | Bookcraft |
| Cardboard | Christmas Ornament 2000 |
| Cardboard box | Picture file |
| Cardboard box | Paper resources |
| Cardboard tubes | Wrapping paper and containers |
| Cardboard tubes | Dinosaur model |
| Cardboard tubes | Rain stick |
| CD Jewel Case | Travel Capsule |
| Cereal carton | Christmas tree ornament |
| Clothes pin | Clothespin Angel (Christmas Tree Ornament) |
| Clothes pin | Butterfly mobile |
| Coat hangers (wire) | Dinosaur model |
| Coat hangers (wire) | Butterfly mobile |
| Colored Comic Pages | Mail Art |
| Colored Comic Pages | Artist Trading Cards |
| Colored Comic Pages | Journal |
| Colored Comic Pages | Bookmarks |
| Colored Comic Pages | Mail Art |
| Construction paper | Mask |
| Construction paper | Wrapping paper and containers |
| Construction paper | Christmas tree ornament |
| Construction paper | Valentine mailbox |
| Construction paper | Valentine |
| Construction paper | Easter Bunny collage |
| Construction paper | Christmas tree ornament |
| Construction paper | Cast paper valentine |
| Construction paper | Printmaking |
| Construction Paper | Scarecrow |
| Copy paper | Black History Month postage stamp |
| Corrugated cardboard | America the Beautiful? collage |
| Corrugated cardboard | Dinosaur sculpture |
| Corrugated cardboard | Landfill Model (Trash Pizza) |
| Cotton | Christmas tree ornament |
| Cotton | Illustrate a Word |
| Crayon (scraps) | Flat Stanley Project |
| Crayon (scraps) | Journal |
| Decorative paperscraps | Cast paper valentine |
| Dispenser (mustard) | Painting |
| Dowel rod | Christmas tree ornament |
| Dowel rod | Rain stick |
| Dowel rod | Papier mache tray |
| Dowel rod scraps | Papier mache bowl |
| Dowel rods | Firefighter Angel (Christmas Tree Ornament) |
| Dowel rods | Box making |
| Dowel rods | Scarecrow |
| Dried flowers | Christmas tree ornament |
| Dried Markers | Flat Stanley Project |
| Dried Markers | Journal |
| Dryer Sheets | Flat Stanley Project |
| Dryer Sheets | Journal |
| Egg cartons | Valentine |
| Egg cartons | Illustrate a Word |
| Egg cartons | Papier mache |
| Envelopes | Valentine |
| Envelopes | Rubber stamping |
| Envelopes (preconsumer waste) | Mail Art |
| Envelopes | Cool School Tools |
| Envelopes (junk mail) | Paper resources |
| Envelopes (white) | Christmas tree ornament |
| Envelopes (white) | Easter Bunny collage |
| Eye dropper | Cool School Tools |
| Eye dropper | Painting |
| Fabric | Clothespin Angel (Christmas Tree Ornament) |
| Fabric | Firefighter Angel (Christmas Tree Ornament) |
| Fabric | Mask |
| Fabric scraps | Illustrate a Word |
| Fabric | Scarecrow |
| Fabric sample books | Christmas Ornament 2000 |
| Felt | Box making |
| Felt | Folk art figure |
| Felt scraps | Illustrate a Word |
| Felt | Christmas ornament |
| Felt | Scarecrow |
| File folders | Picture file |
| File folders | Paper resources |
| File folders | Mail Art |
| File folders | Mail Art 2000 |
| File folders | Flat Stanley Project |
| File folders | Postcard |
| Flyers | Valentine |
| Foam board | Box making |
| Foam board | Flat Stanley Project |
| Foam board | Journal |
| Foam board | Mail Art |
| Foam board | Painting |
| Foam board | Rubber stamping |
| Foam board | Cool School Tools |
| Foam board | Painting |
| Foam board | Illustrate a Word |
| Foil | Artist Trading Cards |
| Food cans | Painting |
| Gift wrap | Mask |
| Gift wrap | Artist Trading Cards |
| Gift Wrap | Mail Art |
| Gift Wrap | Journal |
| Gift Wrap | Bookmark |
| Gift wrap | Easter Bunny collage |
| Gift wrap | Illustrate a Word |
| Gift wrap | Butterfly mobile |
| Gift wrap | Cool School Tools |
| Gift wrap | Printmaking |
| Gift wrap | Bookcraft |
| Greeting cards | Origami box |
| Greeting cards | Artist Trading Cards |
| Greeting cards | Illustrate a Word |
| Greeting cards | Paper resources |
| Greeting cards | Bookmarks |
| Greeting cards | Postcards |
| Grocery bag (brown) | Easter Bunny collage |
| Grocery bags | Illustrate a Word |
| Grocery bags | Earth Day activity |
| Handkerchief | Marbling |
| Illustration board | Crayon etching |
| Illustration board | Vacation collage |
| Junk mail | Valentine |
| Junk mail | Illustrate a Word |
| Junk mail envelopes | Mail Art |
| Junk mail (glossy) | Jewelry |
| Kenaf | Alternative drawing material |
| Kenaf | Drawing portraits |
| Kenaf | Mail Art 2000 |
| Kenaf | Black History Month postage stamp |
| Latex house paint | Dinosaur sculpture |
| Latex house paint | Kite making |
| Latex house paint | Box making |
| Latex house paint | Painting |
| Litter | America the Beautiful? Collage |
| Litter | Dinosaur sculpture |
| Litter | Dinosaur model |
| Litter | Paper resources |
| Lumber | Dinosaur sculpture |
| Magazine photos | Picture file |
| Magazine photos | Paper resources |
| Magazines | Valentine |
| Magazines | Journals |
| Magazines | Illustrate a Word |
| Magazines | Mail Art |
| Magazines | Picture file |
| Magazines | Bookcraft |
| Magazines | Jewelry |
| Maps | Paper resources |
| Maps | Vacation collage |
| Margarine tubs | Box making |
| Margarine tubs | Cool School Tools |
| Margarine tubs | Rain stick |
| Mat board | Firefighter Angel (Christmas Tree Ornament) |
| Mat board | Artist Trading Cards |
| Mat board | Illustrate a Word |
| Mat board | Journal |
| Mat board | Papier mache tray |
| Mat board | Bookcraft |
| Mat board | Box making |
| Mat board | Rubber stamping |
| Mat board | Cool School Tools |
| Mat board | Crayon etching |
| Mat board | Bookcraft |
| Mat board | Abstract sculpture |
| Mat board | Vacation collage |
| Medicine dropper | Painting |
| Metal cans | Luminary |
| Mustard dispenser | Painting |
| Napkins | Vacation collage |
| Newspaper | Dinosaur sculpture |
| Newspaper | Wrapping paper and containers |
| Newspaper | Dinosaur model |
| Newspaper | Papier mache tray |
| Newspaper | Papier mache bowl |
| Newspaper | Papier mache |
| Newspaper | Bookcraft |
| Newspaper | Paper resources |
| Newspapers | Firefighter Angel (Christmas Tree Ornament) |
| Newspapers | Picture file |
| Newspapers | Kite making |
| Newspapers | Box making |
| Newspapers | Cool School Tools |
| Newspapers | Marbling |
| Newspapers | Landfill Model (Trash Pizza) |
| Newspapers | Illustrate a Word |
| Newsprint end rolls | Wrapping paper and containers |
| Newsprint end rolls | Drawing |
| Newsprint end rolls | Rubber stamping |
| Newsprint end rolls | Paper resources |
| Oatmeal box | Wrapping paper and containers |
| Old clothes | Scarecrow |
| Paper | Drawing historic architecture |
| Paper | Drawing |
| Paper | Kite making |
| Paper | Butterfly mobile |
| Paper | Drawing |
| Paper | Paper resources |
| Paper | Rubber stamping |
| Paper | Crayon etching |
| Paper | Rain stick |
| Paper | Painting |
| Paper | Earth Day Activity |
| Paper | Luminary |
| Paper (adhesive backed) | Rubber stamping |
| Paper (computer printouts) | Wrapping paper and containers |
| Paper (Computer printouts) | Papier mache |
| Paper (decorative) | Bookcraft |
| Paper (glossy) | Rubber stamping |
| Paper (plain) | Bookcraft |
| Paper (white) | Easter Bunny collage |
| Paper milk carton | Plaster sculpture |
| Paper scraps | Wrapping paper and containers |
| Paper scraps | Illustrate a Word |
| Phone book | Cool School Tools |
| Picture frame mats | Painting |
| Picture frame mats | Rubber stamping |
| Picture frame mats | Crayon etching |
| Picture frame mats | Bookcraft |
| Picture frame mats | Painting |
| Picture frames | Papier mache tray |
| Picture frames | Cool School Tools |
| Ping Pong Ball | Firefighter Angel (Christmas Tree Ornament) |
| Plastic berry baskets | Rain stick |
| Plastic (white) | Artist Trading Cards |
| Plastic bleach bottle | Designing and inventing |
| Plastic container | Plaster sculpture |
| Plastic scrap | Illustrate a Word |
| Plastic container | Landfill Model (Trash Pizza) |
| Plastic detergent bottle | Painting |
| Plastic dry cleaning bag | Kite making |
| Plastic glue bottle | Painting |
| Plastic lids | Cool School Tools |
| Plastic pill bottles | Marbling |
| Plastic Soda Pop Bottles | Firefighter Angel (Christmas Tree Ornament) |
| Plastic Soda Pop Bottles | Mail Art |
| Plastic Soda Straws | Freedom Bracelet |
| Polystyrene cup | Plaster sculpture |
| Polystyrene peanuts | Christmas tree ornament |
| Polystyrene tray | Mail Art |
| Polystyrene tray | Illustrate a Word |
| Polystyrene tray | Printmaking |
| Polystyrene | Christmas Ornament 2000 |
| Postage Stamps (canceled) | Flat Stanley Project |
| Postage Stamps (canceled) | Artist Trading Cards |
| Post cards | Vacation collage |
| Posterboard | Rain stick |
| Posterboard | Butterfly mobile |
| Posterboard | Paper resources |
| Practice Golf Ball | Firefighter Angel (Christmas Tree Ornament) |
| Preconsumer waste paper | Wrapping paper and containers |
| Preconsumer waste paper | Drawing portraits |
| Rags | Scarecrow |
| Recycled paper | Mail Art |
| Recycled paper | Drawing historic architecture |
| Recycled paper | Black History Month postage stamp |
| Recycled paper | Flat Stanley Project |
| Recycled paper | Journal |
| Recycled paper | Bookmark |
| Recycled paper | Travel Stickers |
| Ribbon | Christmas tree ornament |
| Ribbon | Artist Trading Cards |
| Ribbon | Illustrate a Word |
| Ribbon | Christmas Ornament 2000 |
| Road Maps | Journal |
| Roll on deodorant bottle | Painting |
| Rubber bands | Firefighter Angel (Christmas Tree Ornament) |
| Rubber bands | Papier mache tray |
| Rubber bands | Flat Stanley Project |
| Rubber bands | Journal |
| Rubber bands | Tie and dye |
| Rubber bands | Marbling |
| Rubber bands | Rain stick |
| Rubber bands | Bubble wand |
| Rubber bands | Luminary |
| Rubber bands | Landfill Model (Trash Pizza) |
| Sacks (decorative) | Bookcraft |
| Sacks (decorative) | Artist Trading Cards |
| Sacks | Mail Art |
| Scrap paper | Wrapping paper and containers |
| Scrap paper | Flat Stanley Project |
| Scrap paper | Journal |
| Scrap paper | Bookmark |
| Scrap paper | Travel Stickers |
| Shredded paper | Wrapping paper and containers |
| Silk flowers | Christmas Ornament 2000 |
| Slide holders | Cool School Tools |
| Soda cans | Can characters |
| Soda straw wrappers | Vacation collage |
| Soda straws | Cool School Tools |
| Soda straws | Bubble wand |
| Soda straws | Weaving |
| Sponges | Cool School Tools |
| String | Firefighter Angel (Christmas Tree Ornament) |
| String | Clothespin Angel (Christmas Tree Ornament) |
| String | Wrapping paper and containers |
| String | Painting |
| String | Illustrate a Word |
| String | Cool School Tools |
| String | Marbling |
| String | Jewelry |
| Sugar packets | Vacation collage |
| T shirt | Tie and dye |
| Tablet back | Drawing historic architecture |
| Tablet backs | Drawing |
| Tea bag box | Wrapping paper and containers |
| Telephone Book | Scarecrow |
| Telephone wire | Can characters |
| Telephone wire | Bubble wand |
| Telephone wire | Abstract sculpture |
| Telephone wire | Scarecrow |
| Tickets | Paper resources |
| Tickets | Vacation collage |
| Tissue | Rain stick |
| Tissue box | Valentine box |
| Tissue gift wrap | Butterfly mobile |
| Tissue gift wrap | Papier mache |
| Tissue gift wrap | Painting |
| Tissue gift wrap | Journal |
| Tissue paper | Clothespin Angel (Christmas Tree Ornament) |
| Tissue paper | Christmas tree ornament |
| Toothbrush | Cool School Tools |
| Toothbrush | Wrapping paper and containers |
| Trash | America the Beautiful? collage |
| Trash | Dinosaur sculpture |
| Trash | Dinosaur model |
| Trash | Landfill Model (Trash Pizza) |
| Turkey baster | Painting |
| Twigs | Folk art figure |
| Twigs | Christmas tree ornament |
| Twigs | Papier mache bowl |
| Twigs | Christmas tree ornament |
| Wallpaper | Wrapping paper and containers |
| Wallpaper | Easter Bunny collage |
| Wallpaper | Rubber stamping |
| Wallpaper | Cool School Tools |
| Wallpaper | Christmas tree ornament |
| Wallpaper | Printmaking |
| Wallpaper | Bookcraft |
| Wallpaper | Mail Art |
| Wallpaper | Paper resources |
| Wallpaper samples | Journal |
| Wallpaper samples | Artist Trading Cards |
| Wallpaper scraps | Illustrate a Word |
| Wallpaper sample books | Christmas Ornament 2000 |
| Wallpaper sample book covers | Cool School Tools |
| White latex house paint | Cool School Tools |
| White tissue gift wrap | Cast paper valentine |
| Wire | Dinosaur model |
| Wire | Artist Trading Cards |
| Wire | Illustrate a Word |
| Wire (telephone) | Bubble wand |
| Wire coat hanger | Bubble wand |
| Wood | Butterfly mobile |
| Wood | Folk art figure |
| Wood | Scarecrow |
| Wooden Ice Cream Spoons | Firefighter Angel (Christmas Tree Ornament) |
| Wood scraps | Butterfly mobile |
| Wood scraps | Folk art figure |
| Yarn | Freedom Bracelet |
| Yarn | Artist Trading Cards |
| Yarn | Illustrate a Word |
| Yarn | Firefighter Angel (Christmas Tree Ornament) |
| Yarn | Can characters |
| Yarn | Mask |
| Yarn | Christmas tree ornament |
| Yarn | Weaving |
| Yarn | Scarecrow |
| Yarn | Flat Stanley Project |
Visit the America Recycles Day Web site to learn about special activities in your area and how you can help save natural resources and energy by recycling. While you're there, enter the America Recycles Day Contest. You may be the lucky winner of a great prize!
© 1996-2008 Marilyn J. Brackney
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