Trash Mash-Up is a collaborative community art project that enriches our community by developing creative connections through workshops and performances. Using disposable materials, participants construct original pageant costumes inspired by mask traditions from around the world. This project reduces waste and inspires people to see each other and our environment in a new way. Trash Mash-Up collects art materials by taking items out of the waste stream, building "Maskostumes" with participants while raising environmental and cultural awareness. Sisters Bridget Bamber McCracken and Jessica Regan McCracken, founders of TMU, graduated from the Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre and San Francisco State University. The talented duo draws from their talent for creating original theatrical productions to serve their community.  Reducing waste by using trash to make art, TMU reminds all of San Francisco that one person's trash could become an entire city's treasure.