School Trip to Energy from Waste Plant
Explore our school trip to the Plymouth Energy from Waste Plant where we learned about how waste is turned into energy. Discover the process of burning rubbish to generate electricity and heat, and the importance of reducing, reusing, and recycling. Find out how EfW plants are a sustainable solution for managing waste and powering communities. Enjoy a glimpse into the exciting activities and lessons from our visit, along with insights on ways to reduce waste generation. Overall, it was an educational and memorable experience for everyone involved.
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[Name of class and date go here] OUR SCHOOL TRIP TO AN EFW
PLYMOUTH ENERGY FROM WASTE PLANT
What does an EfW do? They burn rubbish to make energy (electricity and heat) They are better than landfill sites as a way of getting rid of our rubbish They power homes and businesses They are on all year round, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week The bottom ash from the fire is recycled into aggregate for road-building The gases from the fire are scrubbed clean before they go out of the flue stack (chimney)
We learnt about the EfW process (Plymouth)
The Three Rs Reduce Reuse Recycle
THINGS WE ENJOYED The Grabber Game Getting a pencil Seeing the fire!
THINGS WE DIDNT LIKE E.g. the smell of all that rubbish The amount of rubbish we all make
THINGS WE LEARNT The 3 Rs Reduce, Reuse and Recycle How much rubbish we make! (Devon has about 190,000 tones of black bin bag waste to deal with every year!) Some ways to stop making so much rubbish
We really enjoyed our trip! THE END
