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Mr. Masterson from Brooklyn, NY is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Art of Recycling!

Help me give my students the color-coded bags necessary to keep separating recyclable material separate from trash/single-use items and ensure the fidelity of our initiative once it is picked up by the sanitation department.

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My Students

Plastic ocean pollution, a component of marine litter, injures and kills marine life, spreads toxins, and poses a potential threat to human health. Much of the debris (plastic in particular) that ends up in the ocean due to poor recycling or trash collection programs, especially from public spaces like sidewalks and parks, which often lack waste or recycling bins.

Not all plastic is bad.

Bike helmets, car airbags, and many medical supplies made with plastic save lives. Plastic water bottles can bring clean drinking water to people who don’t have it, and plastic straws can help people with disabilities drink. The problem is that most of us use and then toss way more plastic than we need.

With this project, I am hoping to teach the children in our school community about the importance of recycling and how it can help improve human health and the environment.

My Project

Plastic ocean pollution, a component of marine litter, injures and kills marine life, spreads toxins, and poses a potential threat to human health. Much of the debris (plastic in particular) that ends up in the ocean due to poor recycling or trash collection programs, especially from public spaces like sidewalks and parks which often lack waste or recycling bins.

Not all plastic is bad.

Bike helmets, car airbags, and many medical supplies made with plastic save lives. Plastic water bottles can bring clean drinking water to people who don’t have it, and plastic straws can help people with disabilities drink. The problem is that most of us use and then toss way more plastic than we need.

With this project, I am hoping to teach the children in our school community about the importance of recycling and how it can help improve human health and the environment.

Teaching children to care for the environment is a learning experience that is an important part of growing up. It gives them skills in respect, empathy, patience, responsibility, and teaches them about consequences. But it also teaches them valuable lessons about sustainability and how we want to leave the world for future generations.

A sustainable future depends on what we do today, and good habits can become second nature.

The lessons we learn in school can lay the habits of a lifetime, and among the more important lessons we can teach our children is the nitty-gritty of recycling.

Thank you!

Mr. Masterson PS 272 Curtis Estabrook Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Mr. Masterson

Brooklyn, NY View local requests

Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

400 students impacted 9donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Recycling Trash Bags 55 Gallon, Large Blue Plastic Garbage Bags, 50/Case • Amazon Business $22.51 6 $135.06
Rubbermaid 354007GN Commercial Slim Jim Recycling Container with Venting Channels, Plastic, 23 Gallons, Green • Amazon Business $42.99 1 $42.99
Rubbermaid Commercial Products Slim Jim Recycling Container with Venting Channels, Plastic, 23 Gallons, Blue with Recycling Logo (FG354007BLUE) • Amazon Business $42.47 1 $42.47
Rubbermaid Commercial Untouchable Recycle Bin Top, Bottles and Cans, Blue, FG269288BLUE • Amazon Business $38.00 1 $38.00
Rubbermaid Commercial FG270388GRN Slim Jim Rectangular Paper Recycling Container Top, Green • Amazon Business $27.49 1 $27.49
Kekow 55 Gallon Large Trash Bags, Green Drum Liners, 64 Counts • Amazon Business $22.99 1 $22.99

Materials cost

$309.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.64

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$343.64

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$60.64

Total project goal

$404.28

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $404.28

1 Donor

-$202.14

Donations toward project cost

-$171.82

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.32

match offer

-$202.14

Match offer toward project cost

-$171.82

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.32

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 $0.00

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