Posted on June 25, 2025
July 24-25, 2025
8 AM - 4 PM
Metro Recycling Facility Education Center
Calling all educators! Are you always on the lookout for real-world connections for your students? Do you want to help develop generations of informed citizens and sustainable decision makers? Do you want to grow your own understanding of what happens behind-the-scenes in the world of waste disposal?
If so, this 2-day course may be just what you’ve been looking for!
During the course, you will visit various facilities operated by Metro Waste Authority, including the state-of-the-art Metro Recycling Facility in Grimes, Metro Hazardous Waste Drop-Off in Bondurant, and Metro Park East Landfill in Mitchellville. You will also learn about local guidelines, sustainable practices we can all engage in, free educational support and resources Metro Waste Authority can provide, and more.
This course is designed for K-12 educators, and all participants will have the opportunity to create a lesson that aligns well with social studies, math, literacy, or science standards. It can be taken for license renewal credit, graduate credit, or participant only.
The course takes place on July 24-25, 2025, from 8 AM - 4 PM and is based out of the Education Center at our state-of-the-art Metro Recycling Facility in Grimes.
For additional information or to register, please contact Education & Outreach Coordinator Sarah Borzo.
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