Welcome to Matter Of Trust

Manmade Surplus Programs:

- To reduce the amount of useful items and materials that get dumped in landfills.
- To create practical and convenient logistical systems for sorting, reuse and recycling that encourage US manufacturing.
- To highlight the benefits of a balanced, clutter-free life without burdensome surplus or distressing need.

Natural Surplus Programs:

- To discover and encourage human activities that are following efficient natural cycles.
- To promote low impact alternatives that provide high standards of living.
- To research materials, found abundantly in nature, that can be used to solve challenges in developing communities.

Eco-Education Programs:

- To evoke enthusiasm for the beauty and complexity of nature and ecology.
- To connect open-minded, think-outside-the-box, peer-respected mavens from diverse sectors.
- To equate ecology with luxury not sacrifice.

MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Completed Programs (see entire list):

- Oily Hairmat Remediation researching how to naturally turn oil spill waste into compost (Natural surplus)

- Cosco Busan Oil Spill Response with hair mats (Natural surplus)

- Katrina response 1 and 2 (Manmade surplus)

- UN World Environment Day 2005 Community Programs (see video) (Eco-education)

- Our humorous eco-tips book It's Easy Being Green, printed on hemp paper with soy ink (Eco-education)

- Fuel - the Film - Winner of the Audience Award at Sundance (As Fiscal Sponsor for Veggie Van)

Continual Programs (see entire list):

- Gulf Coast Oil Spill International Natural Fiber Recycling Movement (see Instructions)

- Reuse Of Society's Abundance (ROSA) matching wish lists with surplus by connecting nonprofits with household and small business donors. And ROSA's online database matching system Excess Access (Manmade surplus)

- Hair recycling program accepting hair donations from salons throughout the US (Natural surplus)

- Green Energy Millions (GEMs) campaign for 100 million commitments to a brighter, greener future (Eco-education)