Waste Management (Landfill & Recycling) Model

SKU #4854-P
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$1,588.00
Demonstrate how modern waste systems protect water and communities – with real world landfill and recycling practices. Explore how engineered landfills, recycling programs, and waste reduction practices work together to protect groundwater and surface water. Make it rain to simulate leachate movement and reveal how modern landfill systems contain and treat it. Sort materials for recycling, composting, or disposal to understand how smart waste practices protect both communities and the environment.

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To do our part to help preserve forest resources, your guide for the EnviroScape® Waste Management (Landfill & Recycling) model comes as a PDF document. When your order is placed, you will receive an emailed copy of your order with a link to download the Guide. Please consider the environment before printing.

The 3D EnviroScape® Waste Management (Landfill & Recycling) model depicts proper waste management practices and how they are designed to prevent harm to the groundwater, surface water or air. Explore modern landfill design in contrast to old-style or illegal dumps. Hands-on recycling activities are included.

Reduce | Reuse | Recycle First” Activity – Can this be used again? Can this item be recycled? What is compostable? What could we use instead that will do less harm to our environment? This is further supported by a colorful Recycling activity allowing your audience to participate in determining what gets recycled and where certain trash should be placed.

How does a landfill function?
With the EnviroScape Waste Management model you can simulate rain on the landfill and follow its path through the solid waste.
Collect and recirculate leachate from the landfill back through the trash – or transport it from the landfill to a wastewater treatment plant.
Close the landfill with a “cap” and show how it is designed for the rain to flow off the impermeable cover or "cap" to stormwater retention areas.

Compare the modern landfill with a demonstration of an older style landfill “dump” of the past, monitoring the groundwater by near this landfill.

Additional topics that can be covered by the Waste Management (Landfill/Recycling) model:
      • Conservation
      • Groundwater
      • Runoff
      • STEM Education
      • Water Pollution
      • Hazardous Materials / Waste
      • Landfill
      • Recycling
      • Solid Waste
      • Underground Storage Tanks
      • Waste Management

CONTENTS: Waste Management (Landfill & Recycling) landscape map (topographical map) that sits on the clear base, groundwater well containers that fit in the clear base, groundwater stickers to place on clear base, 2 well pumps, trays that represent landfill cell main and back-up collection systems and that represent layers or lifts of trash, a hand pump (large syringe) for easy illustration of leachate collection systems, recycling center activity with boxes and cards including options for donation and compost, sponge pieces that represent trash, impermeable and permeable caps, garbage truck , trees, water catcher container, apartment/urban building, weigh station, gas plant, straw (methane gas detection), house, wastewater treatment plant, recycling center building, labels, spray bottles (rainmakers), felt strips (for storm drainage ditches), rubber gloves, sponge, sample liner material and a convenient bag for small components. Easy to follow Users Guide.

PAIRINGS: This model is recommended for use with the Hazardous Model. Also works well with the Drinking Water/Wastewater Model and either the Coastal or NPS/Watershed to show this important part of every community.

Dimensions: 25” x 30” x 8” when fully assembled; weighs approx. 6 lbs.

To do our part to help preserve forest resources, your guide for the EnviroScape Waste Management (Landfill & Recycling) Model comes in electronic format. One day after you place your order, you will receive an email with "Subject: USER GUIDE for EnviroScape Waste Management Model" with a link to download the guide. Please consider the environment before printing.

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Parts may vary slightly due to supplier changes and updates.

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Each EnviroScape® Model comes with a Users Guide that gives instructions, background, demonstrations and activities you can achieve with your model. Below are the Contents of each model to give you an idea of each users guide.

Watershed/NPS Model User Guide Table of Contents
Coastal Model User Guide Table of Contents
Ecological Restoration (Wetland & Floodplain Management) Model User Guide Table of Contents
Drinking Water & Wastewater Treatment Model User Guide Table of Contents
Hazardous Materials Model User Guide Table of Contents
Waste Management (Landfill & Recycling) Model User Guide Table of Contents


To do our part to help preserve forest resources, your guide for the EnviroScape Waste Management (Landfill & Recycling) Model comes in electronic format. One day after you place your order, you will receive an email with "Subject: USER GUIDE for EnviroScape Waste Management Model" with a link to download the guide. Please consider the environment before printing.

Click here for a brochure containing all the models and some of the accessories.

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3 reviews
Great to show modern vs new landfill
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I do find it messy to clean up and reset each time. I use koolaid packets and sprinkle on the sponges (don't use sugar, makes it messier and stickier). I also use the ground water tray insert and show how the old landfill can leak into the groundwater source.
Richmond Sanitary District

Excellent tool for demonstrating to children and adults how a modern landfill functions.
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The EnviroScape Landfill model is an excellent tool for demonstrating to children and adults how a modern landfill functions as well as the importance of appropriate solid waste management methods.
LISA BOYLES, Rutgers University Cooperative Ext.

EnviroScape Landfill model helps reduce the fear factor by demonstrating the basic concepts of modern landfills.
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People depend on landfills for solid waste disposal and at the same time object to landfills in their backyard because of a fear factor. The EnviroScape Landfill model helps reduce the fear factor by demonstrating the basic concepts of modern landfills. This demonstration conveys scientific concepts and practices used for environmental protection and helps make environmental studies more interesting and exciting.
N.C. VASUKI, Past-CEO, Delaware Solid Waste Auth.

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