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Inventurous

Creatively recycling plastic locally

Equipment Fundraiser

Raising funds to buy recycling equipment to reduce plastic locally and creatively

 Palo Alto, CA, US
  • $21 raised of $10,000 goal
  • 1 donations
  • 61 days left
This is a Fiscally-Sponsored Project

Fiscally Sponsored by Fractured Atlas

Inventurous aims to reduce plastic waste in our community through advocacy and proactive, responsible recycling. As a micro recycler and nonprofit, we design and produce creative objects locally. We are currently fundraising to purchase equipment for our workshop, where we’re crafting exciting products, including our popular handmade Rubbish designer bags and new accessories to complement them.

We need: 
An Industrial sewing machine
a plastic shredder/ granulator
safety equipment like a fume extractor
an Injection Molder
Molds and other accessories 

We are currently collaborating with local schools to collect single-use plastics, which we process into moldable materials to create innovative objects. Our workshops also provide educational opportunities for students to learn about sustainability and the importance of recycling. The new equipment will enable us to handle larger volumes and various blends of plastics, expanding our capacity and creativity. Sustainability and creative design are at the core of Inventurous, and our mission to reduce plastic waste and create beautiful objects begins within our local community.

Please give generously and share our campaign with others! 

#rubbish.bags

Rewards

Less than $100

Donate $25.00 or more

Amount over $24.00 is tax-deductible.

We would love to offer you a sincere thank you and invite you to all our events

Dragonfly Keyring

Donate $100.00 or more

Amount over $20.00 is tax-deductible.

With the offcuts from our handbags and other soft plastics, we melt these into mold of a dragonfly and present this to you as a keyring

Effluent earrings

Donate $200.00 or more

Amount over $40.00 is tax-deductible.

Our earrings are created using the failed prints from our 3D printer in interesting shapes.

Handbag Chain

Donate $500.00 or more

Amount over $130.00 is tax-deductible.

We are super excited to offer our supporters the first handbag chains off the production line. These are made with collected and shredded plastic and injection molded.

Rubbish Tote/Computer bag

Donate $2,000.00 or more

Amount over $380.00 is tax-deductible.

This is our premium product that we are currently producing. We have a very limited supply and you will be some of the first people in the world to own one. They are 95% recycled materials, hand foraged in California.

$2000 Rubbish handbag (value $200)

Naming rights

Donate $3,000.00 or more

Amount is fully tax-deductible.

We already have 'The Dani', our heat press. If you would like your name on our new machinery, it's all yours.