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Inside a Recycling Plant: Field Trip Opportunity (6th - 12th Grade)

Mon, Sep 26

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SWA of Palm Beach Education Center

Participants will engage in a fun, educational experience as they learn about the Waste-to-Energy process at our local recycling facility. Limited to 15 total participants including adults.

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Inside a Recycling Plant: Field Trip Opportunity (6th - 12th Grade)
Inside a Recycling Plant: Field Trip Opportunity (6th - 12th Grade)

Time & Location

Sep 26, 2022, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

SWA of Palm Beach Education Center, 6751 N Jog Rd, West Palm Beach, FL 33412, USA

About the Event

Participants will engage in a fun, educational experience as they learn about the Waste-to-Energy process and test their knowledge using a touch screen interactive table-top game. During the program participants will be escorted behind the scenes at the SWA Renewable Energy Facility 2. Depending on the arrangements there may also be a driving tour to see additional facilities such as Renewable Energy Facility 1, Utilities, Maintenance, Landfill, the Greenway Trail System, Bio-Solids, and the Recovered Materials Processing Facility (recycling center). This is an in-depth tour and will be tailored to the group and their interests. Please be prepared to walk approximately the length of 3 football fields. The tour will involve elevator rides and may include walking flights of stairs to access certain areas of the facility. It is required that you wear comfortable closed-toe walking shoes and long pants, we also recommend wearing or bringing a long sleeve shirt. Additional personal protective equipment may be required, including a hard hat, safety vest, protective eyewear, and hearing protection. We encourage you to bring your own reusable water bottle.

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This event is free of charge and limited in capacity. If you can not make the event, please let us know so that we can open the waitlist.

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