Today we went to the Recycling Triage plant with the homeschooling group and we had really great time… It was also quite informative because we had quite a few questions on how things are separated since we no longer separate recycling at home.
We got some breakfast and ate on the road and had a nice ride there (about an hour drive). The tour started with a visit to where people bring stuff from their homes that are then recycled (wood, paint, concrete, metal etc) or thrown out (broken furniture, appliances, oil etc)
Then we headed for the triage plant but we were lucky to have a truck arrive and unload in front of us….
Then we had a little information session on what they do, how it is done and where it goes and what is done with it after…
Xavier surprised me… not only did sit and listen he even put up his hand to ask a question…
“Can toys be recycled”
The answer was no.. not because the type of plastic is not recyclable but because the type of plastic is not indicated on it.
Then we went on a tour of how they do triage…
Magnet that takes Metal out…
Xavier
Xavier stayed next to me the whole time but Colin made two friends and stuck with them… they even lifted him up to see things!
and here is a video just to show How fast things are moving in there… the workers are taking plastic bags out of the paper…
it was really a great day…
That is so stinkin’ (ha!) amazing! I love field trips with big, clanging machines. 🙂
I’m enjoying your posts. Glad I stumbled across your blog.