Photos: Brownies Learn About Recycling
The idea of recycling became a whole lot less abstract for the girls of Brownie Troop 1419 in Guilderland when they toured a recycling plant on Fuller Road in Albany and found out where empty PET bottles actually go and saw what it takes to ready them for a new life.
The Enterprise — Elizabeth Floyd Mair
Start of the tour: UltrePET’s Brian O’Clair tells Brownies from Troop 1419 about some of the processes they will observe at the plastic-bottle recycling plant.
The Enterprise — Elizabeth Floyd Mair
Helmets, goggles, and vests: The Girl Scouts of Troop 1419 are fully outfitted for their visit to a recycling plant in Albany. In the background at left is Emily Maguire, whose grandfather is the plant’s general manager.
The Enterprise — Elizabeth Floyd Mair
Sophie Smolen and the Girl Scouts of Troop 1419 examine the tiny pellets that the Fuller Road recycling plant produces from PET bottles for reuse in new products.