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Oct. 4, 2024 |
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TOUR TUCSON'S RECYCLING FACILITY AND THE LOS REALES SUSTAINABILITY CAMPUS
Where is away? On schedule, your trash and recycling is collected and taken “away.” Here is your opportunity to learn what happens next. On Halloween, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, the City of Tucson Environmental & General Services Department (EGSD) is offering a tour of the Los Reales Sustainability Campus and the Republic Services Materials Recovery Facility (MRF). Participants will get an exclusive ‘behind the scenes’ view and learn how EGSD manages waste diversion in Tucson.
The tour will begin at the Price Service Center, 4004 S. Park Ave. From there, the bus will take participants to the MRF. The recycling facility sorts, bales, and markets recyclable materials collected in the blue barrel program.
The second stop is the Los Reales Sustainability Campus, 5300 E. Los Reales Rd. Here, participants will see how EGSD handles household hazardous waste and hear how construction of the landfill cells protects groundwater. There will be a stop at the composting facility to see the compost product, windrows and food waste collection of the FoodCycle program.
Tour participants will meet at the Price Service Center, 4004 S. Park Ave. in the upper parking lot. Bus will begin loading at 8:30 a.m. and leave promptly at 8:45 a.m. The tour will be complete by noon. Those who join the tour should bring a water bottle and wear long pants, closed-toe shoes, hats and sunscreen.
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