We had a field trip to the local recycling facility planned for the end of the week, so during rock week we also took some time to think about our individual responsibility to protect earth's resources and keep our neighborhood clean. We did a clean-up around our building, then walked to the nearby playground to also clean up some trash. Everyone was super energetic and motivated to collect as much trash as possible. We found some pretty crazy things! Like nail polish, a hammer, and many balls.. some good enough to keep! I was really proud of the hard work my kids all put into the clean-up that day.
On Friday, we got a great tour of the recycling facility. The weather wasn't too great and behavior wasn't at its best either, but we trekked through.
We learned that our plastic, glass and metal get separated on site
We got a close up of the assembly line at work
We even spotted the large magnets pulling out the metal items
Our town is unique and "ahead of the game" because we are single stream, the rest of the county is not.
All our recycling gets placed into a pile here temporarily and is brought elsewhere to be sorted with a larger single-stream sorter.
Compost is made and sold on site!
Makes you think twice about the waste we consume.
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