Archived News Release: January 26, 2016 - What better way to show someone you love them (and the earth) than with a visit to the Materials Recovery Facility (MRF)? The MRF will hold a monthly open house where visitors can create their very own recycled paper valentine on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016, 10 a.m.–noon. Visitors will get the opportunity to explore the remanufacturing part of the recycling process by making new paper valentines from old paper, using heart-shaped screens and cookie cutters. In addition to making valentines, visitors will have the opportunity to tour the MRF.
"One of the best ways to learn is to get your hands a little messy," said MacKenzie Maxwell, the environmental educator at the MRF. "Actually going through the recycled paper-making process, even if it is a bit simplified, allows folks to connect to the recycling process in a different, more memorable, way."
The open house is free and open to the public. Long pants and closed-toed shoes are required, and children under age 6 are not allowed on the floor tour, but other age-appropriate activities will be available for them. Groups of five or more should register in advance at [email protected].
Open houses are held monthly at the Materials Recovery Facility, 4150 Platt Road; the 2015-2016 schedule can be found here: www.ecocenter.org/education/mrf/openhouse .
For more information, see ecocenter.org/education/mrf. Weekday tours of the facility are also available for groups of 15 or more; contact [email protected] or 734.369.9277 for more information.
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