When the Town of Taos stopped recycling plastic, a group of locals created an innovative solution: turning waste into walls. With a little help from the LOR Foundation, they’re poised to make a dent in the overflowing plastic. Read more
Waste to Walls: Taos Locals Learn How to Build With Plastic
- Local Champion: Taos Initiative For Life Together
- Date Funded: March 1, 2023
- Grant Amount: $29,930
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- Local Champion:
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- Date funded:
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- Grant Amount:
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- Local Champion:
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- Date funded:
- April 15, 2024
- Grant Amount:
- $24,875
- Local Champion:
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- Date funded:
- April 15, 2024
- Grant Amount:
- $24,390
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- Date funded:
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- Grant Amount:
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- Date funded:
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- Grant Amount:
- $600
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- Date funded:
- March 29, 2024
- Grant Amount:
- $24,000
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