Every Student Deserves Hands-On Science Education
Our 2025 Impact
340 STEM educators came to our Teacher Open Houses to pick up free scientific equipment and supplies
Teachers from 25 counties across California and from neighboring states - mostly from K-12 schools - traveled to our Oakland facility for free materials
On average, teachers left with $2,600 worth of free supplies, at no cost to them or their school
130,000 students benefited from the free scientific supplies – mostly in under-resourced schools
99 Bay Area companies and institutions donated usable scientific equipment and supplies instead of throwing it away
$1.3M in donated lab materials were given to STEM educators – completely for free
Our Mission
Advance Educational Equity by Creating a Circular Economy for Scientific Materials
Our mission is two-fold: Keep usable scientific equipment and supplies out of waste streams and put it into classrooms - for free - to fuel curiosity with real, working scientific tools.
For twenty years, we have supported hands-on STEM education and sustainable lab recycling.
We invest in future scientists and in expanding access to hands-on STEM education — keeping usable equipment out of landfills along the way.
Our Mission in Action
Empowering Teachers.
Schools and educators often work with limited budgets. We give teachers free lab equipment and supplies, so cost is never the reason a classroom goes without hands-on science.
Equipping Classrooms.
Hands-on science builds STEM literacy and brings it within reach for every student. We serve schools across California, with special attention to Title I schools.
Reducing Waste.
Surplus lab equipment that would otherwise end up in a landfill gets a second life in classrooms instead — good for schools, and good for the planet.
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