Tours of waste facilities
by Hennepin County

Hennepin County offers facility tours at the Hennepin County Energy Recovery Center (HERC) waste-to-energy facility and the Brooklyn Park Transfer Station waste drop-off facility. Tours describe how the facilities work and highlight the importance of reducing, reusing, recycling and preventing pollution.

OfferingsOfferings
  • Field trips
AudiencesAudiences
  • 2nd Grade Students / Youth, 3rd Grade Students / Youth, 4th Grade Students / Youth, 5th Grade Students / Youth, 6th Grade Students / Youth, 7th Grade Students / Youth, 8th Grade Students / Youth, 9th Grade Students / Youth, 10th Grade Students / Youth, 11th Grade Students / Youth, 12th Grade Students / Youth, Teachers/Administrators, Informal Educators, General Public/Family, Adults
LocationLocation
    Other Location
TimingTiming
    During school day
ThemesThemes
  • Climate Change
  • Energy
  • Environmental Justice
  • STEM
  • Waste
Academic AlignmentAcademic Alignment
    Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
  • State Standards (Write in Other)
  • Other
  • : Minnesota State Education Standards for science, math, and social studies
LanguagesLanguages
    English
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