SCARCE

Environmental Issues & Concerns: Where is Away?

Let us immerse you in trash – well, in the problems, concerns and solutions that surround the “stuff” we make, buy, use and throw away, day in and day out! We'll travel by bus to explore landfills, recycling centers and other sites, to help you understand the many processes that deal with all this garbage. We also take time each day to experiment, build, discuss and digest where we have been and why. Lots of fun! Lots of learning! Lots of resources!

This workshop can be taken for graduate credit. A project is required.

• Who: K-12 Teachers
• What: Explore solid waste problems and solutions with field trips and hands-on activities
• When: The workshop is June 18-22 + half day July 2. It is 5 days for 40 CPDUs and 5.5 days for 3 graduate hours
• Cost: $125 fee (includes 40 CPDUs, morning and afternoon snacks, and take-home classroom resources), plus optional $300 for 3 hours of graduate credit from Aurora University
• Where: Each day begins and ends at the SCARCE headquarters in Glen Ellyn. Then we will travel together by bus to:
  • Landfills
  • Gas conversion Facility
  • Waste Transfer Station
  • Household Hazardous Waste Facility
  • Book Rescue Center
  • Paper Recycling Facility
  • Yard Waste Composting Site
  • Water Reclamation Center
  • Electronics Recycling Site
• Why: Daily, we all create waste. It is to our benefit, and the benefit of our students to understand the many processes that deal with our “trash.”