Field Trip To The Landfill

We went on a field trip to the Salt Lake County Landfill and learned lots! We learned about the importance of recycling and disposing of trash appropriately. We got to watch the trash from today be compressed by the trucks. We also saw where the special items, like electronics, can be dropped off. We learned that 2 liter soda bottle will never decompose because it is made of plastic BUT if you recycle it the bottle can be turned into cotton type fibers which can be used to make things like felt, carpet and the inside of a winter coat.

Ask your child to tell you more of what they learned!

The trash you see here is track ONLY FROM TODAY.
At the end of the day the trash from that day gets buried.