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Virtual Field Trips

Take your students on a virtual field trip of how a recycling center and a modern landfill works. These videos are designed to inform specific lessons in 3rd-5th grade, 6th-8th grade and 9th-12th grade, but can also be used outside of those lessons to take your students on a journey through the process!

3rd-5th Grade

Recycling center video tour.

Take your students on a virtual field trip of a modern recycling center. A network of highly trained specialists and sophisticated, automated equipment doing the jobs of sorting, packing, and shipping recyclable materials.

• Required for 3rd-5th / Lesson 2
• Recommended for 3rd-5th / Lesson 3

Download: Low-Res (88.09 MB) | High-Res

Modern Landfill Video Tour

When we don’t recycle, materials go to a landfill, but a modern landfill isn’t what you might think. Take your students on a virtual field trip of everything from landfill construction and planning to gas-to-energy and environmental compliance.

• Recommended for 3rd-5th / Lesson 2

Download: Low-Res (62.21 MB) | High-Res

6th-8th Grade

• Required for 6th-8th / Lesson 2
• Required for 6th-8th / Lesson 3

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9th-12th Grade

• Required for 9th-12th / Lesson 1
• Required for 9th-12th / Lesson 2

• Required for 9th-12th / Lesson 3

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Recycling Centers You Can Tour, In-Person or Virtually

Published Feb. 10 2021, 4:26 p.m. ET

To most people, a recycling center is simply where their single-use plastic water bottles wind up — but to the eco nerds, zero wasters, and climate change activists among us, a recycling center is a magical place. I fall into all those categories so hard that my brother once got me a private tour of a recycling center for my birthday (and it was awesome). 

If you (or the zero waster in your life) want to see where all the recycling magic happens, here are a few awesome recycling centers around the U.S. that you can visit — many of which also offer virtual tours.

PRo Kansas Recycling (Kansas)

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PRo Kansas Recycling in Wichita, Kans. is more than just a recycling center — it’s also a nonprofit organization and education center. The facility features a classroom for school groups to come learn about recycling and the environment, a book nook where you can donate or take used books, and strictly-organized bins where locals can drop off their recyclables. 

PRo Kansas Recycling is volunteer-run and all tours are donation-based, so make sure to leave a donation if you visit. PRo Kansas Recycling is open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., offering volunteer-led tours upon request — just contact the center in advance. (If you couldn’t read my enthusiasm, PRo Kansas Recycling is the recycling center that I visited, and I highly recommend arranging a visit if you’re in the area.)

Sims Municipal Recycling (New York)

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Sims Municipal Recycling handles most of New York City’s recycling. The 11-acre Brooklyn property is the country's largest recycling facility, and it has its very own Recycling Education Center . The center features a theater, interactive exhibits, lunch space, and an outdoor patio, and offers tours for both school groups (from second grade through college) and adults.

In-person tours are currently suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic, so in the meantime, Sims Municipal Recycling is offering virtual tours .

Rumpke Waste & Recycling (Ohio)

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Ohio-based Rumpke Waste & Recycling offers free tours of its recycling centers in both Cincinnati (Wednesdays) and Columbus (Tuesdays). Tours must be booked in advance, and you must be at least high school-aged to participate in the tour, due to the industrial setting.

Rumpke also offers free tours of its landfills in Colerain Township (Thursdays) and Brown County (all weekdays). For these tours, visitors remain on a bus that drives through the landfill. Rumpke’s tours are currently suspended due to the pandemic, but in the meantime, Rumpke has multiple free videos of its recycling facilities in action .

Green Living Science (Michigan)

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The nonprofit Green Living Science offers field trips and tours, primarily geared toward students, of the Recycle Here! facility in Detroit, Mich. For a group of 25 students, the fee is $75, or $125 if your students want to explore the adjacent Lincoln Street Art Park. All students will participate in age appropriate STEAM activities to learn more about recycling, reducing their environmental impact at home, and conservation.

Tours are temporarily postponed at Recycle Here!, but you can reach out to Green Living Science to be notified when tours are back.

Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County (Florida)

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The Solid Waste Authority (SWA) of Palm Beach County in West Palm Beach, Fla. offers tours of its Integrated Solid Waste Management System, which give locals a look into where both their recycling and garbage wind up. The tours are offered to people 9 and older, by appointment only, Monday through Thursday. The tour features an interactive learning experience at the SWA’s LEED Platinum Education Center, a walk across a 500-foot Sky Bridge, a giant claw that picks up 9 tons of garbage at a time, a bus ride through Renewable Energy Park, two landfills, the Recovered Materials Processing Facility, and more.

In-person tours are currently suspended, but you can sign up for a virtual tour of SWA’s recycling facility .

York County Resource Recovery Center (Pennsylvania)

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The York County Resource Recovery Center (RRC) in York, Pa. offers free tours for groups up to 60 people, ages 6 and older. Tours of the RRC feature a lesson in the Education Center and a walking tour of the waste-to-energy facility, and are offered Monday through Friday.

The center appears to still be open during the pandemic, as of February 2021 — just make sure to schedule your tour two weeks in advance . The RRC also has a video tour of its recycling facility available on YouTube.

Eagle County Materials Recovery & Household Hazardous Waste Facilities (Colorado)

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The Walking Mountains Science Center’s Eagle County Materials Recovery & Household Hazardous Waste Facilities , based in Edwards, Colo., offers free tours to groups of all ages. You can reach out to the facility to be notified when in-person tours resume, but in the meantime, you can catch a free virtual tour via Zoom of the recycling center, landfill, and hazardous waste facility.

Northern California Recycling Association (California)

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The Northern California Recycling Association (NCRA) offers tours of a slew of facilities, including the Berkeley Food Network Food Distribution Hub, Livermore Compost, and Renewal Mill. To schedule an in-person tour, contact the NCRA . Additionally, NCRA offers virtual tours of Recology San Francisco’s Transfer and Recycling Center and Recycle Central at Pier 96 , which you can watch from home at any time.

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Our popular education programs are tailored to elementary, middle, and high school groups. Teachers may select from our list of tours focused on the many aspects of waste and recycling. Students will enjoy an interactive presentation learning how to recycle right, and journeying through the entire recycling process.

Timing: 45 – 60 minutes

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We tailor tours for a wide range of classes and groups with focuses on: environmental education, urban planning, architecture, anthropology, economics, engineering, product design, and more.

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Interested in seeing what actually happens to recyclables beyond the bin?

View the largest sorting system of its kind in the country from an elevated observation deck and bridge overlook. Discover the expansive system of equipment which sorts hundreds of tons of metal, glass, and plastic each day. Explore the 8,000 square foot Recycling Education Center with interactive displays, engaging activities, and informational videos. The REC includes a theater, lunch space, and outdoor patio with views of the NYC skyline. See sustainability in action with the city’s only commercial-scale wind turbine, native plants, stormwater management, and marine habitats.

The Recycling Education Center is open Monday-Friday, 10 am to 5 pm, by appointment only.

We offer a range of tour options for school groups, adult groups, and individuals through our online calendar. Due to popularity, booking 2 to 3 months ahead is recommended. Wheel-chair accessible, parking available on-site.

All tours are guided by an SMR recycling expert and include the opportunity for extensive Q&A.

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Contact us today to schedule a tour for your school, summer camp or community event. Typical tour length is 50 – 75 minutes.

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You always put your old homework paper and plastic bottles into the recycling bin. Go, you! But that’s just the first step for the 67 million tons of waste Americans recycle each year. Take a tour of the first stop for your recyclables: the facility where the materials are sorted. (Every facility has its own equipment and process—this is a peek into just one type!)

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Resource Recovery offers free tours to individuals, families, and groups (government entities, schools, businesses, institutions, organizations, and housing communities) in Rhode Island. Out-of-state groups can tour for a fee of $100. Tours must be requested at least two weeks in advance, and are not booked until Resource Recovery staff confirms with you. Please determine which type of tour you need, and fill out the request form below.

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• Full Facility Tour:   These are 90-minute tours that require your group to arrive in a bus or 10+ passenger van. They consist of a driving tour of the facility followed by a recycling presentation. You must keep one open seat for your tour guide. We can accommodate a maximum of two vehicles per tour. You can request these tours Monday-Friday, at 9:30 AM or 11:30 AM, or a Saturday at 9:30 AM. If you have special scheduling needs you can request an alternative start time. If you need an abbreviated tour, please let us know in the comments section of the form.  
• Materials Recycling Facility Tour:  45-minute tours of our Materials Recycling Facility are available for groups of 10+ without a bus or a van. You can request these tours for a Monday-Friday, at 9:30 AM or 11:30 AM, or a Saturday at 9:30 AM. If you have special scheduling needs you can request an alternative start time. If you need an abbreviated tour, please let us know in the comments section of the form.

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We are pleased to invite school and community groups from areas served by Recology King County to visit our recycling center to learn how paper, plastics, and more are sorted and recycled. This free two-hour experience at our state-of-the-art facility in South Seattle will help participants understand the recycling system and how their actions affect the process.

Individuals sixteen years of age or older are invited to tour the sorting line, where they will hear, see, and smell materials as they travel through a series of conveyor belts and high-tech machines. Groups with younger children may visit the facility to experience the recycling center from a bird’s eye view in the safety of our education room.

Public Group Tours Public group tours are held on the third Thursday of the month in January, April, July and October from 11am – 1pm.  Advanced registration is required and space is limited.  Please submit a tour request form at least one week prior to the tour date.

Private Group Tours Limited private tours for school groups or community organizations are also available (for groups of 10-20 individuals).

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Waste is something we all create. Even if we recycle and compost, these are two very important parts of what makes up our waste stream in Delaware. We offer field trips, virtual programs and outreach programs for all ages. All programs are free!

Field Trips

Visit one of DSWA’s two environmental education centers to be immersed into the world of waste through interactive exhibits and experiential learning. All programs are 2 hours long and can accommodate up to 60 students. 

-Visit the Environmental Education Building in New Castle to see the Delaware Recycling Center, the state’s only sorting and processing facility. 

-Programs include a bus tour of the recycling center (bus provided by visitors). 

-Classroom lessons teach how to correctly recycle at home.

-Interactive exhibits provide experiential learning of landfills, household hazardous waste, composting and natural resources.  

-A live- action conveyor belt allows students to practice their recycling skills while learning about jobs inside recycling center. 

-The classroom is available for lunch at the conclusion of the program (lunch provided by visitors).

Dover Coming Soon

The success of the Environmental Education Building has led DSWA to expand its program and is in the process of opening a new Environmental Education Center in Dover. This center aims to provide the same interactive and classroom learning experience as the original center and be more accessible to schools in Kent and Sussex County.

Virtual Programs

If you are unable to visit one of our environmental education centers in person we offer programs for your students. All programs include a recycling lesson but can be accompanied by other topics that may fit your curriculum i.e, composting, soils or natural resources. All participants will virtually practice their recycling sorting skills with an up close look at our live action conveyor belt!

Virtual programs are 45 minutes and can accommodate up to 30 students (if using their own devices). Programs can support Zoom and Microsoft Teams. 

All programs are FREE!

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Let us bring recycling education to you! Whether you want an assembly about recycling for your entire grade level or a presentation for your school’s green team our staff can accommodate any size group. Programs can include a visit from Trash Can Dan! 

Outreach programs are about 45 minutes. Audio/visual capabilities are preferred but not required. 

Adult/Special Group Presentations

Everyone has something to learn when it comes to best waste practices! Adult groups are invited to schedule a program at one of DSWA’s environmental education centers or request an outreach program. All programs provide a presentation to clarify the dos and don’ts of using your recycling bin and how all recyclables are managed in Delaware. 

Programs run 1-1.5 hours and can be scheduled during the day/evening. 

Programs scheduled at one of DSWA’s environmental education centers can accommodate up to 30 adults. Outreach programs can accommodate groups of any size.

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FIELD TRIPS & TOURS

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Bring materials to recycle and receive an in depth explanation of how to recycle in the City of Detroit. By visiting the recycling center and hearing how Detroit processes waste, students learn how they can make changes in their home to reduce their impact on the environment. Click HERE for a list of what can be recycled.

Tours also include a visit to the Lincoln Street Art Park to learn how the process of “reuse” can create a vibrant urban setting. Inside the art park students will experience Green Living Science’s outdoor classroom made from a 40 foot shipping container and created entirely from found and reused materials! Students will also explore the art park’s earthship which is a sustainable building created from locally sourced garbage during the art park scavenger hunt!

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Fee: $75 for 25 students

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Length: 1 hour  

Option 2: Tour AND Activity

Fee: $125 for 25 students

Length: 2 hours

During this tour students will explore the recycling center and the art park. Students will also participate in age appropriate STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, math) based, hands-on activities that enhance their understanding of conserving natural resources.

Please do not plan on eating at the Recycle Here! facility.

Students should be dropped off at Recycle Here! (5960 Lincoln St, Detroit, MI 48208)

Please have a check written to Green Living Science ready when you come for the field trip. Checks may also be sent ahead of time to: Green Living Science, 1331 Holden St. Detroit 48202.

Porta-potty restrooms are available for use while visiting our facility.

Dress for the weather; the majority of the trip is outdoors or in a warehouse. Closed toed shoes recommended.

In event of severe weather, tour may be rescheduled.

A full refund will be given to cancelled field trips with 2 weeks advanced notice.

Check out the fun times we have with visitors since 2012! We encourage everyone from pre-kindergarten to high school to come explore!

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