Herb Reisman Environmental Education Center

The Rockland County Solid Waste Management Authority offers tours to the public of the Herb Reisman Environmental Education Center. On the tour you will find out where our garbage goes, how recycling really works, how to turn leaves, grass and food waste into compost, how to properly dispose of household hazardous materials and other important issues affecting our environment such as energy and water quality.

Introduction:
When you visit the Education Center, you will be asked to imagine yourself as an intergalactic researcher from the planet Argon. As a researcher you will be taking a journey aboard the space shuttle "Spaceship Earth", destined for planet Earth. Your mission is to discover how earthlings manage their solid waste and conserve resources. You are responsible for gathering as much information as possible so it can be brought back and shared with the people of your planet. Argon has only recently been inhabited and the concept of solid waste management is known by very few. Argon has quickly become a world full of pollution and doom. If something isn't done soon the entire planet will be taken over by trash and eventually, the precious resources needed to maintain planetary existence will be exhausted. Argonians can learn how to preserve their planet through interactive exhibits aboard "Spaceship Earth" that teach about recycling, reducing, reusing, composting and hazardous waste.

The clock is ticking fellow Argonians! Time is of the essence…your planet is in jeopardy! To learn more about preserving your planet, call Kerri Scales, Solid Waste Educator at 845-753-2200 to schedule your very own journey aboard "Spaceship Earth".