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Press Release
Waste Management’s El Sobrante Landfill Spends October Teaching the Three “R’s” To Briggs Fundamental School Students
Chino, CA, October 10, 2008 - Waste Management announced today that 4th grade students from Briggs Fundamental School in Chino will participate in an educational tour of El Sobrante Landfill to learn about waste management and the importance of recycling.
“The environment is in all subjects, including Math, Science, Social Studies, Art and many other subjects and coupling it with hands-on outdoor classroom learning, like our tour of the El Sobrante Landfill, really solidifies the lessons taught in the classroom,” said Luz Conner, 4th grade teacher at Briggs Fundamental School.
Since 2000, Waste Management’s El Sobrante Landfill has been providing to local schools an outdoor education program that gives students, scouts and the community at large hands-on experience about waste, recycling and environmental stewardship. The goal of the program is to increase the public’s understanding of the critical services and infrastructure the company provides to protect the health and safety of the community and the environment.
"It's important for kids to know what happens to trash, and there's no better way to learn than to take a tour of our facility," said Damon De Frates, district manager for El Sobrante Landfill. "We hope they come away from their tour with a deeper understanding about their role in keeping their environment clean."
“Schools are the perfect place to instill the value of natural resources and the importance of minimizing waste. Tours to El Sobrante Landfill provide learning opportunities that can produce life-long recyclers and future environmental leaders,” said Mike Harrell, principal at Briggs Fundamental School. “Younger students often carry messages home to their parents and may motivate the entire family to recycle and protect our environment.”
To accommodate the entire fourth grade class, the tours are currently scheduled for:
- Monday, October 13th at 9:00 a.m.
- Tuesday, October 14th at 9:00 a.m.
- Friday, October 17th at 9:00 a.m.
El Sobrante Landfill is located at 10910 Dawson Canyon Rd. Corona, CA 92883
Waste Management’s El Sobrante Landfill is located in the unincorporated area of Riverside County. The landfill serves more than one million Inland Empire residents and is a critical component of Riverside County and the greater Los Angeles region’s infrastructure. The site has more than XXX acres in permanent preservation and is a critical component of preserving open space in Riverside County. For more information on the landfill, please go to www.keepinginlandempireclean.com.
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