day-tripping at the landfill
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Day-Tripping to the Landfill:
Eagle Cove School 3rd Graders Land at the Millersville, MD’s Landfill & Resource Recovery
Center
By Vicki Dabrowka
Third Grade Teacher, Eagle Cove School http://www.eaglecoveschool.org/ Author: The Green Team Gazette http://greenteamgazette.blogspot.com/
Let the Landfill Learning Begin!
These Photos from our previous trip to the
landfill on May 14, 2009
Notice the size of the vehicles & people.
Eye-Opening
More Photos from our previous trip to
the landfill on May 14, 2009
Plastic lined to protect the ground water…plastic chairs, cardboard, metal and more (recyclable items) were easy to see down below.
The Landfill:
This Time Around
These photos from our
recent landfill trip on
October 21st, 2010
More photos from our recent landfill trip on October 21st, 2010
The perspective was noticeable in that the landfill was not nearly as deep as it was a year and a half
ago.
View from the Top
On our October 21st trip, we
visited the top and caught the view, complete
with fall foliage.
Visiting the Resource Recovery Facility
Millersville Landfill Facts
• Covers 564.838 acres;
• Only active municipal solid waste landfill owned by Anne Arundel County, Maryland;
• Lifespan can be extended by increased recycling & alternative waste management systems.
More Facts
• 9 total cells—7 filled
• Currently filling Cell 8; estimated 3 years until this cell is at maximum capacity;
• Cell 9 is the largest cell at the facility;
• Estimated to serve the county until 2030s unless recycling rate increases/waste rates decrease.
Still More Facts
• 70,000 tons of trash are buried per year;
• 23,000 tons of material are recovered for reuse/recycling per year;
• Landfill recycling rate = 38%
• Closed cells are capped; double liners are used; leachate (soiled landfill runoff) is collected; landfill is covered with dirt/ sand/mulch and re-lined nightly.
All photographs by Eagle Cove School Teachers from ourOctober 21st, 2010 and the May 14th, 2009 trip to theMillersville Landfill and Resource Recovery Facility.
Statistics provided from posters & displayson these pictures created by Anne Arundel County’s Department of Public Works Waste Management Service ~ Millersville Landfill & Resource Recovery FacilityInformation Sheet.
To learn more, go to http://www.recyclemoreoften.com/ or http://www.aacounty.org/DPW/WasteManagement/millersLandResRec.cfm
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