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Valentine’s Day Sustainability Tour
February 14 @ 8:30 am – 12:00 pm MST
by Carolyn Classen, blogger
| Contact: Alyssa Tarpley Environmental Services Public Information Specialist Alyssa.Tarpley@tucsonaz.gov (520) 710-7262 Date:Feb. 5, 2024TDD:791-2639 |
| “TOUR THE LOS REALES SUSTAINABILITY CAMPUS & RECYCLING FACILITY Where is away? On schedule, your trash and recycling is collected and taken “away.” Here is your opportunity to learn what happens next. On Valentines Day, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, the City of Tucson Environmental Services Department (ESD) is offering a tour of the Los Reales Sustainability Campus and the Republic Services Materials Recovery Facility (MRF). Participants will get a ‘behind the scenes’ view and learn how ESD 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 ESD 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. The tour is available on a first come basis. Sign up here for the interest list! Sign Up Link Carolyn’s note: Great event for Valentine’s Day as we show that we love Mother Earth. I’ve been on this Sustainability bus tour a few times, and it’s always fascinating to learn what new products they are recycling, or what they are doing at Los Reales to compost green mattter. |