Turning trash into fashion | Elizabeth Tran | TEDxEustis

We often conceal our garbage in dark bags and hidden cans, then bury it in growing artificial mountains on the edge of town. Beauty queen Elizabeth Tran wants to bring trash into view, to not only reuse it for something useful, like fashion, but to encourage others to reduce, reuse, and recycle our trash. Elizabeth Tran is the founder of the 501(c)3 non-profit organization, Teens Go Green. She started the program when she was 12 years old to promote minimal waste practices. Through her work in sustainability and trash fashions, she has been part of the Disney Friends for Change and TLC reality series, So Freakin Cheap. Together with her mother, she also co-directed the Model4Miracles charity modeling event, where they have raised over $140,000 for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals over the last 12 years. Elizabeth received her Bachelors in Marketing at the University of Miami and Masters in Web Design at the University of Florida. She is currently the Marketing Coordinator for Resident Experience at AHS Residential property development firm. In her spare time she enjoys pageants, coordinating events, and spending time with her family. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ..(read more at source)



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