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Going Green - Protecting the Environment

What We Do
The Teacher EXCHANGE™ is a re-use resource center for all Southern Nevada public school teachers.  Donations of new and reusable materials, office supplies, surplus materials, computers, equipment and furniture are collected from community businesses and individuals and provided at no charge to teachers to support classroom instruction.

In 2002, The Public Education Foundation initiated this project and has provided more than 10,000 teachers with reusable, recycled and gently used materials and equipment.  Each year, the Teacher EXCHANGE™ collects and recycles approximately 50,000 pounds of electronic hardware, paper, plastic, foam and other materials such as decorating samples, surplus items, overruns, factory rejects and materials that would have been disposed of in local landfills.

Through the Teacher EXCHANGE™, the Public Education Foundation, with our partners, has taken a leadership role in workplace sustainability to improve resource management and reduce the amount of solid waste generated in Southern Nevada.

How We Do It
Each year the Teacher EXCHANGE™ collects and recycles thousands of pounds of electronic hardware, paper and other scrap materials that would have been disposed of in local landfills.  These re-useable items are then offered by the Teacher EXCHANGE™ to southern Nevada’s public school teachers to aide in the creation of vibrant and innovative projects and curriculum in their classrooms.  Donations to the Teacher EXCHANGE™ help teachers save approximately $1,500 which they typically spend out of their own pockets on classroom materials each year. 

For further information or to donate to the Teacher EXCHANGE™ please call (702) 939-6659