Waste to Energy Facility Tour 10/19/12
Waste to Energy facility
Waste to Energy Facility Tour
Friday, October 19, 2012, 10:00 – 11:30 am
Where: Waste To Energy FacilityRecycling Center / Disposal Site, 2900 S. Geiger Blvd. West of Spokane across from the Washington State Patrol. Exit 276 off of I-90.
Website: www.solidwaste.org
Telephone: (509) 625-6580
Directions: http://www.solidwaste.org/sub091a.php?id=6116
Cost: free
Age: Kids in 3rd – 12th grades only. Please get a babysitter for any younger siblings.
Description: Learn aboutWaste Reduction and Packaging, Recycling — The Hows and Whys, General Solid Waste Overview, Deciphering the Plastic Code, and Composting. There will be a short classroom time with a 15 minute video about the Waste to Energy Facility, a Q&A time plus a tour of the facility including the fire room and the turbine room.
What to bring: camera, sturdy closed toe shoes, weather appropriate clothes (since part of the tour is outside).
Tour limits: 30 people
Registration: Send an email to ExploringFamilies@gmail.com that includes the number of kids, the number of adults, and your phone number(s) by October 16. If your registration request has been received, then Exploring Families will send an email back to you confirming whether there is space for your family or not. If the tour/trip/event is full, Exploring Families will email back to you to let you know you are on the wait list. If you don’t get an email back from Exploring Families about that tour/trip/event, then assume there has been an email glitch and Exploring Families didn’t get your first tour/trip/event request. Please resend your email or call Kelly Clark at Exploring Families at 509-999-7614. If you don’t get a confirmation back from Exploring Families, please don’t just show up.
What to do the day of the trip:
- Check the weather at www.noaa.gov by entering the city where the trip will be.
- Check out the website (www.exploringfamilies.wordpress.com), Facebook page (http://www.Facebook.com/ExploringFamilies), or Twitter Tweets (@ExploringFamily) for any last minute changes or details from our tour host.
- Pack the appropriate gear based on the weather and Exploring Families’ update
Cancellation Policy: Please contact Kelly Clark at Exploring Families (exploringFamilies@gmail.com or 509-999-7614) as soon as you can if you have to cancel. There is usually a waiting list of families wanting to participate. Or we may have to cancel the tour/trip/event if we cannot meet the minimum number of required students.
Please send a Thank You letter, after our visit, to Kristine Major, Education and Outreach Specialist, Spokane Regional Solid Waste System, 221 N. Wall, Suite 410 Spokane, WA 99201
Questions? Contact Kelly Clark at 509-999-7614 or ExploringFamilies@gmail.com
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