Steve Trash is an American magician. He was born in

San Angelo, Texas San Angelo ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Tom Green County, Texas, United States. Its location is in the Concho Valley, a region of West Texas between the Permian Basin (North America), Permian Basin to the northwest, Chihuahuan Desert ...

Early life and education

Steve Trash was born in

San Angelo San Angelo ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Tom Green County, Texas, United States. Its location is in the Concho Valley, a region of West Texas between the Permian Basin (North America), Permian Basin to the northwest, Chihuahuan Desert ...

Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...

. The son of a forester and a teacher, Trash was raised in various places across

Alabama Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...

, including Bay Minette, Montgomery and

Florence Florence ( ; ) is the capital city of the Italy, Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 362,353 inhabitants, and 989,460 in Metropolitan City of Florence, its metropolitan province as of 2025. Florence ...

. Trash graduated from the

University of North Alabama The University of North Alabama (UNA) is a public university in Florence, Alabama, United States. It is the state's oldest university. Occupying a campus in a residential section of Florence, UNA is located within a four-city area that also ...

with a degree in theater. He then moved to

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. Trash also attended

Stella Adler Studio of Acting The Stella Adler Studio of Acting (formerly Stella Adler Conservatory) is a prestigious acting school that was founded by actress and teacher Stella Adler.

in New York City and Second City in

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Career

Trash performs internationally at theaters, fairs and festivals. Trash created the world’s first eco-friendly green magic set which is a little magic kit that can be used by children or adults. The magic kit is made of renewable bamboo and rubber tree wood, making it environmentally friendly. Recently, in 2013, Steve Trash and Kelvin Holly released an album called ''The Trash Tunes''. He has recently created The Recycle Cycle which is a mobile recycling edu-station. He created this to promote and help children to understand the importance of keeping the Earth clean and litter free. Steve Trash has entertained millions of kids around the world with his unique brand of eco-magic. Now, Steve brings his act to television in a series for children aged 6 – 10 that makes science fun! Science topics include ecosystems, food chains, soils and water cycles, weather and climate, the

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, solar energy and more. "In partnership with Alabama Public Television, Steve Trash produced a national science show for kids in June 2019. Distributed by NETA (National Educational Telecommunications Association) to PBS stations across the US and is available on Apple TV, Roku, Chromecast, YouTube and the PBS app." Trash is a lifetime member of the Alabama Association for Environmental Education.
is also a founding board member of Keep the Shoals Beautiful.

Awards

Steve Trash was given the Environmental Educator of the Year Award by EEAA. His Trash and Recycle Show won the statewide Outstanding Project Award presented by RC&D in the year 2007. His video “Kids Making Better Choices” won the award in 2009 as well. His Green Magic Set won an American Specialty Retailers Association Award in 2009.

References

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