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Saturday’s Field Trip

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

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Saturday’s Field Trip

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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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