Shepard Landfill - June 19

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As our last field study of the year, the fours got a chance to visit a landfill and recycling/composting centre.  We reminded ourselves of the main idea - - REDUCE waste first, and then Recycle and Compost next.  In spite of knowing so much already, there was a lot of new learning!  One of the most interesting things is the way the City of Calgary deals with its "biowaste".  We saw a truck dumping it, already dried, it into an open-air area.  Eventually it gets composted, though of course it doesn't make the top grade compost.  In the photos you see, the students learned about all the layers in the landfill. 








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