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Sustainable Living Field Trip - Discover Recycling Practices

Join us on a Saturday field trip to explore waste management practices. Learn about recycling at SPARC Enterprises and visit a landfill and waste-to-energy plant. Discover the importance of sustainable living and the impact of plastics on the environment.

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Sustainable Living Field Trip - Discover Recycling Practices

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  1. Saturday’s Field Trip • Meet 9:15 am at Redwood Campus main parking lot • Carpool to SPARC Enterprises • TOUR of SPARC (Material Recovery Facility) • Drive to Rogue Disposal Transfer Station and meet Jackson County Master Recyclers • TOUR of Dry Creek Landfill and Waste to Energy Plant • Drive back to Redwood (approx. 2:10 pm)

  2. Field Trip Arrangements • Paperwork – all must be completed and returned to me by end of class • You will be responsible for packing your own lunch (preferably WASTE FREE) for Saturday • Any questions or concerns?

  3. Recap • What’s the problem? The scale of waste in our society. • Where is it? Everywhere. - The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, developing countries, landfills, and our own backyards • How are we dealing with it? -The Solid Waste Agency, waste haulers in Josephine County, and RECYCLING (collection, processing at Material Recovery Facilities, and markets for recycled goods)

  4. Today: The “Whys” • Why should we choose to live sustainably? What does it mean to live sustainably? How can I live sustainably? -Viviane Simon-Brown, OSU Sustainable Living Specialist from Corvallis OR • Why are plastics so bad? What is Agri-Plas doing about it? -Allen Jongsma, Vice President of Agri-Plas from Brooks OR

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