Landfill investigation set to uncover impacts Student detectives go ‘Beyond Recycling’ in new Wildsight program

What really happens when we throw things ‘away’? Is there even such a place? That’s what Grade 6 students from two classes at Twin Rivers elementary school discovered on Tuesday, as they scrutinized the contents of the local landfill and recycling facility. 

The students are taking part in a new Wildsight education program that tackles topics such as waste, ecological footprint, climate change and energy use—and how to lessen their impacts.

“This is not your ordinary field trip,” said Monica Nissen, Education Program Manger for Wildsight, the non-profit organization that created and delivers Beyond Recycling.

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