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Ann Arbor's Materials Recovery Facility
4150 Platt Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Website: http://www.ecocenter.org Age/Grade: Pre - K - OR - Elementary - Highschool Group Fee: FREE Minimum # sign ups required before scheduled: 15 This FREE program at Ann Arbor's Materials Recovery Facility, often called the MRF, gives visitors the opportunity to get up close and personal with recycling through discussion, hands-on activities, and a tour of the facility floor. The Standard program is about 75 minutes long, includes a brief introduction to recycling, a short video, recycling craft or activity, various hands-on activity stations and tour of the facility. This is ideal for elementary-high school-age students, homeschool groups, and scout groups. The Preschool program is from 45-60 minutes in length and introduces younger learners to recycling through a story, hands-on recycling sorting game, songs, and a paper-making activity. Visitors under the age of 6 are not permitted on the floor when the plant is in operation, so does not include a floor tour of the facility. Rest assured, these young ones still get to gear up and pretend they are on the facility floor. |