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THINK SAFETY! Safety is a priority for all staff and visitors.

  • Teachers or adult supervisors are required (1 adult per 15 students)
  • Transportation must be provided by the school
  • Safety vests & hard hats required (will be provided)
  • Close toed shoes are required (No high-heels or open-toes)
  • Be prepared to be outside (rain or shine)

Prepare for a successful field trip…

  • Check out the Teacher Resources (link which features downloadable activities, maps, posters, knowledge builders and links to support classroom teaching and learning about sustainability).

Facility Tours 
Explore sustainability in your classroom and beyond!

Where does your drinking water come from?
Where does your garbage and recycling go?
What happens when you flush?

Metro Vancouver of waste management facilities provide unique, direct and local learning experiences that act as a catalyst to engage students and enrich curriculum-connected teaching and learning.

Tours are led by facility operations professionals who provide first hand insight into how these facilities work and the challenges they face.

Apply to receive a facility tour today.

Facility Tour Conditions:
A limited number of facility tours are available. Classroom teachers must complete facility tour request forms and meet all requirement. Tours are available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Tours range from 1 to 2 hours in duration.

 

Waste Management Facilities - Metro Vancouver’s garbage from homes and businesses is taken to transfer stations and then to the Landfill or the Waste to Energy Facility.

Waste to Energy Facility

The Burnaby Waste to Energy Facility
Discover how 25 per cent of garbage from the region (280,000 tonnes) is turned into electricity (enough to power 15,000 homes each year)!
link arrow Request a Waste to Energy Facility School Tour

 The Vancouver Landfill
Discover how 40 per cent of the regions garbage (600,000 tonnes) is managed. Learn about composting, bird control, leachate management, and the landfill gas collection and utilization system which converts landfill gas into energy!
Request a Tour
• Offered Monday to Friday between 9am and 2pm (subject to availability)
• Duration 1 hour
• Conducted in English
• To register or inquire by phone at: 604.940.3212 (Mon to Fri - 7am - 3pm)

Wastewater Management Facilities
There are five wastewater treatment facilities in Metro Vancouver. Discover where your wastewater goes and how it is treated?
Iona WWTP
North West Langley WWTP
Annacis Island WWTP
Iona Island WWTP Lions Gate WWTP Lulu Island WWTP North West Langley
WWTP		 Annacis Island WWTP