By Lexie Disy, Tamara Moreau, Brody Anderson
& Kate Bechtel
Grade 2, Hilltop
When we went on a fieldtrip we went to the Tri-Community Landfill. Mr. Draper got on the bus and he talked about the landfill and his job. We saw burning wood. Then we saw tires in a pile outside. Tires make mulch for playgrounds. We saw dirty water. The water came from the garbage that is smashed up. Trucks get it and take it away. We drove on a big hill of garbage and saw tractors too. Birds were flying all over the place. It was stinky. We saw glass from glass bottles on the ground.
They recycle glass. We went in a building and saw a forklift. We saw big bales of bottles and paper and cardboard. We saw magazines in squares too. They will make new paper. This is why we recycle! We love our earth!
Contributed photo
Green Team members of Mary Theriault’s second-grade class at Hilltop Elementary received a tour of the Tri-Community Landfill courtesy of Director Mark Draper. 
