Vancouver Landfill Facility Tour for Schools

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Wednesday, January 8th, 2025

Experience type:

In-Person

Program Description

On this engaging tour, students discover how technology and a skilled team combine to operate the Vancouver Landfill – where 70% of Metro Vancouver’s waste is received annually. Students will get to know the Zero Waste Centre, the Composting Facility, the ‘active face’ of the landfill, and how landfill gas is captured and upgraded to renewable natural gas quality.

Vancouver Landfill Facility Tour for Schools | Metro Vancouver

Big Ideas

Public identity is influenced by personal choices and decisions.

New experiences, both within and outside of school, expand our career skill set and options.

Safe environments depend on everyone following safety rules.

New experiences, both within and outside of school, expand our career skill set and options.

Safe environments depend on everyone following safety rules.

The value of work in our lives, communities, and society can be viewed from diverse perspectives.

A network of family, friends, and community members can support and broaden our career awareness and options.

Machines are devices that transfer force and energy.

The biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere are interconnected, as matter cycles and energy flows through them.

Natural resources continue to shape the economy and identity of different regions of Canada.

Complex global problems require international cooperation to make difficult choices for the future.

Human and environmental factors shape changes in population and living standards.

Trip Details

City:

Anmore, Belcarra, Boundary Bay, Burnaby, Coquitlam, Delta, Langley, New Westminster, North Vancouver, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Richmond, Surrey, Vancouver, West Vancouver, White Rock

For Grades:

5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Months Available:

March, April, May, June, October, November

Days Offered:

Wednesday, Thursday

Times Offered:

10:00 am

Duration:

90 minutes unless otherwise stated.

Maximum Students:

Offered In French:

Also Offered For:

Other

Packages Provided:

No Packages Provided

Fee Details

Fee Notes:

Vancouver Landfill Facility Tours for schools are provided at no charge.

Transportation is not provided and a bus is required for this tour. Bus coordination and rental costs are the responsibility of the teacher. Classes arrive by bus and are joined by a Tour Leader for a driving tour of the site. Maximum class size is determined by the capacity of the bus.

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