Rachel Partridge, the Sustainability Educator for the Dept of Public Works will lead us on a tour of what happens to the material we put into our recycling bins – from collection to sorting, processing and ultimately shipping to companies that turn those materials Into new products.  We will learn about waste reduction, contamination and sustainability

Date:  Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Starting time: 12:00  Ending time:  1:30

Contact: Mary Heller: macheller60@icloud.com

Location:  7900 Sloane Drive at the Port of Little Rock (see attached photo for parking and the starting location of the tour: You’ll enter and park following the pink line on the map below.  You can park anywhere along the bushes.  The entrance is marked with a blue star