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Come to the Fall Open House at the Garbage Garage
Fun, food, games and giveaways await visitors to the September 30th Open House at the Garbage Garage Education Center. Celebrate back-to-school with us, while exploring the colorful and interactive displays and learning all you ever wanted to know about trash!
Never been to the Garbage Garage? Now's your chance to join the thousands of others who have enjoyed the education center. "People have come from as far away as Nebraska to visit the Garbage Garage," said Cheryl Kolus, the Solid Waste Department's environmental educator. "Everyone who visits leaves with a smile on their face and a new outlook on trash."
The first thing visitors will see upon entering the Garbage Garage is a huge “Mountain of Trash.” As they enter the mountain’s “tunnel,” they’ll learn just how much trash they create and why it can be a problem. Patty Packrat, a cartoon character and the Garbage Garage “spokesrat,” is seen on several displays, leading the visitor through the maze of exhibits.
You'll also learn about the 3Rs - reducing, reusing and recycling - as well as how landfills work and what to do about household hazardous wastes. You'll also get a chance to be one of the first to use our new interactive exhibit, which follows a recyclable item from the grocery store to the remanufacturing plant.
Adults and kids of all ages are invited to the open house, which runs from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Saturday, September 30.
The Garbage Garage is located at the Larimer County Landfill on S. Taft Hill Road, Fort Collins, about two miles south of Harmony Road. There is never an entrance fee. Those who can’t make it to the open house but want to check out the Garbage Garage at another time can drop by during regular hours (Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.). Or call (970) 498-5772 to schedule a tour at another time.
Teachers: Enter to win bus money for a field trip!
Teachers visiting the open house can enter their name into a prize drawing. Three teachers will be randomly selected to win bus money for a field trip with their students to the Garbage Garage. You do not need to be present at the time of the drawing (at the end of the open house) to win.
Find out more about the Garbage Garage and see photos.