Field Trips
Find out where your garbage goes
On a field trip to your local transfer station. Watch where the garbage trucks bring your garbage before it is sent to the landfill. Watch the arrival of garbage trucks, see the materials recovery and sorting process, and the 20 foot deep pit of garbage.
To apply for a County grant to cover the bussing costs, contact Waste Reduction Education Coordinator Laurel Bates at 503-742-4454 or lbates@clackamas.us.
Call to set up the field trip (at least two weeks in advance):
For all Clackamas County Schools, except for Canby area schools:
Metro South Transfer Station
2001 Washington St., Oregon City, OR. 97045
8 am to 5 pm, Mon. - Fri.Length of tour: 20-30 minutes
Appropriate age: Kindergarten and up.
Number of students: 30 students max please
Limitations: Close supervision is required. Please wear shoes (no sandals) and long pants. Dress warm for bad weather.Contact: 503-722-4656 Kelly Herrod, Ext. 233 or Dave Broughton, Ext. 271
Metro South Transfer Station Field Trip Questions
For all Canby area schools:
KB Recycling, Canby
1600 SE 4th Ave., Canby, OR 97013
9 am to 5 pm, Mon - Fri., 9 am to 3 pm, SaturdayLength of tour: 45 - 60 minutes
Appropriate age: First grade and older
Number of students: 30 students max please
Advance notice: Two weeks
Limitations: Close supervision is required, please wear sturdy shoes.Contact: Fred Kahut or Julie Jorgenson, 503- 266-3900
Tour a Materials Recovery Facility
Ever wonder what happens to that aluminum can or plastic bottle you recycled? Now's the time to find out! Take a tour of your local Materials Recovery Facility and watch how both people and machines sort all of our recyclables.
Learn about how newspaper, cardboard, plastic bottles, tin cans, etc. are all separated and then prepared for markets where they are made into new commodities.
For all Clackamas County Schools, except Canby and Wilsonville areas:
KB Recycling, Clackamas
9602 SE Clackamas Road, Clackamas, OR 97015
9 am to 5 pm, Mon. - Fri.; 9 am to 3 pm, SaturdayLength of tour: 45 - 60 minutes
Appropriate age: First grade and older
Number of students: 30 students max please
Advance notice: Two weeks
Limitations: Close supervision is required, please wear sturdy shoes.Contact: Andy Kahut, 503-659-7004
For all Canby area schools:
KB Recycling, Canby
1600 SE 4th Ave., Canby, OR 97013
9 am to 5 pm Mon - Fri., 9 am to 3 pm SaturdayLength of tour: 45 - 60 minutes
Appropriate age: First grade and older
Number of students: 30 students max please
Advance notice: Two weeks
Limitations: Close supervision is required, please wear sturdy shoes.
Contact: Fred Kahut or Julie Jorgenson, 503-266-3900
For all Wilsonville area schools:
Willamette Resources
10295 SW Ridder Rd., Wilsonville, OR 97070
9 am to 5 pm, Mon - Fri.Length of tour: 45 - 60 minutes
Appropriate age: First grade and older
Number of students: 50 students max please
Advance notice: One week
Limitations: Close supervision is required. Please wear sturdy shoes.
Contact: 503-570-0626
