Environmental education 'Waste'

Touch | Perceive | Understand

We impart knowledge about environmentally conscious action in an understandable way.
Our free offer is mainly aimed at pre-school groups and school classes, but we are also increasingly receiving inquiries from companies, vocational school classes, students and groups of senior citizens.

For over eight years, we have been offering guided tours of the KSJ premises for various age groups. The main aim is to raise participants' awareness of the issues of waste, recycling and the careful use of resources.

Together with children and teachers, we take a look at our depot.
We talk about the KSJ's work tasks, focusing on waste and waste separation, and visit a waste collection vehicle.

The tour ends at the northern recycling center in Löbstedter Straße, where all participants can see the various processes of waste acceptance, storage and reloading.
During the 45 to 90-minute tour, all questions relating to recycling, waste cycle processes and correct waste disposal are discussed.

Ant with dustbin

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KSJ | Distribution

Löbstedter Straße 56
07749 Jena
Germany

Phone

03641 4989-253

E-Mail

umweltbildung-ksj@jena.de

Ant separating waste

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Dear children...

we are looking forward to our joint "discovery tour".

Feel free to bring along some waste for disposal - different types of waste as they are produced at home, e.g. CDs, yoghurt pots, waste paper or small electrical parts, old textiles, books - practically a "colorful mixture" - which will then be sorted together into the correct containers or waste garbage cans. We talk to you about the disposal route, the material composition and the separation.

During the tours, we are counting on your active cooperation and support, as the tours take place during ongoing business operations and require increased caution.

Please also bear in mind that we will be outdoors the entire time and we would like to take this opportunity to advise you to wear weatherproof clothing and sturdy shoes.

Brief profile of the experience offer

Time required
45 to approx. 60 minutes

Idea
The children discover that there are various ways to dispose of waste correctly. They learn that much of this waste can still be recycled. The children learn about the work of the refuse collection staff and the recycling centers and observe a refuse truck in action.

Procedure

Meeting point at the waagebereich premises at Löbstedter Straße 68 (diagonally opposite the Imaginata)
Safety is important! Wearing high-visibility vests - which are provided by us - is required and wearing them is fun. Not only does it make you stand out, it also makes you feel like a garbage collector in color
Participants receive important information on waste separation, recycling and disposal - Recyclables/waste brought along are assigned to the appropriate containers and disposed of independently
Tour of the workshop, washing hall and vehicle hall with the refuse collection vehicles
The highlight: a refuse collection vehicle in action
We take a look at the glass warehouse - separation into white/green/brown
Finally, we go to the recycling area together and look around the site (this is where the tour ends)

Registration

Visits take place by appointment. Give us a call, send us an e-mail or fill out the form below to make an appointment. We look forward to seeing you and, of course, to answering your children's questions!