Washington County STEM: Recycling

Event information

Date

Thursday, May 9, 2024

Add to Calendar 2024-05-09 18:30:00 2024-05-09 16:00:00 Washington County STEM: Recycling Recycling & Energy Center Tour - May 9Curious about where your trash and recycling goes? Love big machines? Interested in keeping our cities and natural spaces clean and healthy? Join 4-H for a tour of the Recycling & Energy Center of Washington & Ramsey Counties! All trash generated by individuals and businesses in Ramsey and Washington counties is delivered to the R&E Center, where waste is processed to recover recyclables and make fuel for electricity production. Tours highlight how the facility works and how waste is managed in the East Metro as well as how to better reduce, reuse and recycle.Thursday, May 9 - 6:30pm (tour lasts approx. one hour)100 Red Rock Rd, Newport, MN 55055Grades K+ (adults encouraged to attend!)Free!Register: z.umn.edu/R-EContact Ashton with questions at ashton@umn.edu Oakdale Library Oakdale Library Oakdale Library America/Chicago public

Time

6:30 p.m. Central time

Location

Oakdale Library
1010 Heron Ave. N.
Oakdale, MN 55128

Contact

Ashton Kulesa, University of Minnesota Extension educator
ashton@umn.edu or 651-430-6807

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Recycling & Energy Center Tour - May 9

Curious about where your trash and recycling goes? Love big machines? Interested in keeping our cities and natural spaces clean and healthy?

Join 4-H for a tour of the Recycling & Energy Center of Washington & Ramsey Counties! All trash generated by individuals and businesses in Ramsey and Washington counties is delivered to the R&E Center, where waste is processed to recover recyclables and make fuel for electricity production. Tours highlight how the facility works and how waste is managed in the East Metro as well as how to better reduce, reuse and recycle.

Thursday, May 9 - 6:30pm (tour lasts approx. one hour)

100 Red Rock Rd, Newport, MN 55055

Grades K+ (adults encouraged to attend!)

Free!

Register: z.umn.edu/R-E

Contact Ashton with questions at ashton@umn.edu

Audience

All youth and adults encouraged to come!

Cost

Free

Registration

Please pre-register

Accessibility

University of Minnesota Extension is committed to providing equal opportunity for participation in all programs, services, and activities. To request accommodations for persons with disabilities, contact Ashton Kulesa two weeks before the start of the event. Requests received after this date will be honored whenever possible.