Comments on: Recycling 103: Chicken or the Egg? http://thecommunitycybernews.com/2009/05/14/recycling-103-chicken-or-the-egg/ Good News You Can Use ~ Local News provided by Local People Sat, 06 Aug 2011 17:56:23 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mark Paulsen http://thecommunitycybernews.com/2009/05/14/recycling-103-chicken-or-the-egg/#comment-28 Mark Paulsen Tue, 19 May 2009 06:50:29 +0000 http://thecommunitycybernews.com/?p=2083#comment-28 In some communities Artists are given first dibs on the trash pile. In Los Angeles, local artists were commissioned to create artful instructions explaining how to recycle from collected recycled trash. This was so well received, they then decorated the approach to the public dumping area's. After that, People wanted to purchase items produced by these artists, so a gallery was opened at the dump! A fellowship program was set up and artists were given access from one to three months as on-site recycle to art featured artists! Art they produced went into the recycle gallery/store to be sold. The proceeds of the gallery went to the artist as hourly wage to create. This meant the artist did not have to wait until a piece was sold to be paid! <strong>Recycling is FUN!</strong> In some communities Artists are given first dibs on the trash pile.

In Los Angeles, local artists were commissioned to create artful instructions explaining how to recycle from collected recycled trash.

This was so well received, they then decorated the approach to the public dumping area’s.

After that, People wanted to purchase items produced by these artists, so a gallery was opened at the dump!

A fellowship program was set up and artists were given access from one to three months as on-site recycle to art featured artists! Art they produced went into the recycle gallery/store to be sold. The proceeds of the gallery went to the artist as hourly wage to create. This meant the artist did not have to wait until a piece was sold to be paid!

Recycling is FUN!

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