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Students Tour Landfill for Field Trip

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Tom Sofield
Students from Fallsington Elementary School had the chance on Tuesday to take a field trip to the Waste Management facility in Falls Township. Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
Students from Fallsington Elementary School had the chance on Tuesday to take a field trip to the Waste Management facility in Falls Township.
Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
The tour ties in with what the students have been learning all year.
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A bulldozer working on a new section of the landfill. Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
A bulldozer working on a new section of the landfill.
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Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
A large trailer filled with trash can be seen dumping its load. Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
A large trailer filled with trash can be seen dumping its load.
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Waste Management Technical Manager Jay Schneider explaining the facility to the elementary students. Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
Waste Management Technical Manager Jay Schneider explaining the facility to the elementary students.
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The school bus tour then took the students past the facility where waste is incinerated. Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
The school bus tour then took the students past the facility where waste is incinerated.
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The students were able to see the port at the facility. Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
The students were able to see the port at the facility.
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A large mound of rock salt bought by local municipalities in brought in to the port and stored. The salt is shipped in from Chile. Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
A large mound of rock salt bought by local municipalities in brought in to the port and stored. The salt is shipped in from Chile.
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A section of the landfill that was closed several years ago now looks so peaceful. Scheider said Waste Management will take care of the site for at least the next quarter century. Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
A section of the landfill that was closed several years ago now looks so peaceful. Scheider said Waste Management will take care of the site for at least the next quarter century.
Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com

 

 

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Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield has covered news in Bucks County for 16 years for both newspaper and online publications. Tom’s reporting has appeared locally, nationally, and internationally across several mediums. He is proud to report on news in the county where he lives and to have created a reliable publication that the community deserves.