Education: Tours and Programs

4550 Old Morrilton Highway P.O. Box 915 Conway, Arkansas 72033 Conway Recycling Center (MRF) & Landfill Hours:

Main Office 450-6155 Recycling Hotline 450-6162 Mon. - Sat. 7:30 - 4:00 p.m.

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EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

To schedule a tour or a program, call Angie at 472-2342 (or 450-6155)

Tours and Programs (schools, scouts, civic groups, neighborhood meetings & more)

Students help sort recyclables up on the line

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Text Box: answers: plastic bags; Styrofoam; plastic cups; antifreeze/motor oil containers (must be drained and washed WELL to recycle); it is good to remove lids when possible, too Text Box: Many types of programs are available; groups and teachers may choose the topic of their choice!
On the right; helpers prepare to assist Jim Stone students through a lesson on compost, reading environmental books, littering and through the Recycling Maze (because recycling is an aMAZingly easy thing to do) ! Text Box: The picture on the left is of the Conway Recycling Center (MRF) on a Monday after collecting recyclables from its residents.
Note that this is a "co-mingled" pile of recyclables (for example, the metal cans, plastic bottles, newspapers, cardboard, etc., are all mixed together)...but there should not be any trash in it.
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What items, if any, do you see in this picture that should not have been put in with the recyclables?
Answers will be at the bottom of this page.

Text Box: CHS-E Health class teachers, Jenni Harrison, Diane Henson, and ,
take their classes on a tour of the Recycling Center, landfill, compost facility, and the "Recycle City" classroom as well as the the nearby Conway Animal Shelter.
It was a couple of days of fun and interactive learning !
All groups are welcome!

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Interactive Recycling Activity...

OTHER LINKS:

www.

ARK Dept. of

Environmental Quality;

Includes Links to many

environmental topics and

kids activities

adeq.state.ar.us

Environmental Protection Agency

epa.gov/highschool/

Keep Faulkner County Beautiful

kfcbark.com

Conway Recycled

more than 10,000 tons of materials

in 2005 - that is more than 20 million pounds of materials in 2005 alone!!

Text Box: DA Campbell, Recycling Manager, and Cheryl Harrington, Sanitation Director, discuss the advances in, as well as the complexities of solid waste management with members of the Faulkner County Leadership Institute (FCLI) in the "Recycle City" classroom.