In commemoration of America Recycles Day, Waste Management will host a free one-hour recycling workshop starting at 10:30 a.m. in the El Cerrito Library on Wednesday, November 14.
“We hope the America Recycles Day workshop will inspire our community’s future leaders to make resource conservation a priority,” said Miriam Cardenas, community relations specialist for Waste Management’s El Sobrante Landfill.
Waste Management currently recycles 10 million tons of materials per year and hopes to reach more than 20 million tons of recyclable materials by 2020 through community education and outreach.
On Wednesday, the preschoolers will engage in hands-on recycling activities, including recycling bingo, and learn about simple craft projects made from recyclable materials. Additionally, the children will have the unique opportunity of seeing a stationary Waste Management Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) waste truck from behind the wheel. Waste Management staff member will be present to answer any questions participants may have.
The CNG waste truck is one of Waste Management’s latest, sustainable innovations that operates on 100 percent natural gas. The trucks reduce up to 90 percent of air particulates and emit 25 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions compared to other garbage truck counterparts.
“In Western Riverside County, 80 percent of Waste Management’s collection waste trucks run on natural gas,” said Miriam Cardenas. “Wednesday’s workshop will engage preschoolers in hands-on recycling activities plus give them exclusive access to sustainable technology that is operating in their neighborhoods every week.”
This year, make America Recycles Day an occasion for environmental action and bring your children to the El Cerrito Library for an hour of games, learning, and an up-close encounter with a Waste Management CNG waste truck.
Date: November 14, 2012
Time: 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Address: El Cerrito Branch Library
7581 Rudell Road Corona, CA
For more information, contact the Waste Management El Sobrante Landfill at