Field Trips

Kitsap County’s Olympic View Transfer Station (OVTS)
This facility receives and processes all solid waste (garbage) from both commercial and private haulers in Kitsap and North Mason Counties. At the OVTS facility, solid waste is compacted into 30-ton bales, loaded into metal shipping containers, and placed onto the railroad for transport and disposal at the Columbia Ridge Sanitary Landfill in Arlington, Oregon.
Length of Tour: 45 minutes        
Advance Notice: Two weeks
Tour Hours: By appointment
Contact:  Dean Boening 360-337-5784        
Field Trip Site: 9300 Barney White Rd, Port Orchard WA 98367
Maximum number: 20-25 students (2-3 groups) with the following supervision ratios:   Grades 3-6: 1 adult per 5 children   Grades 7-12: 1 adult per 10 children.                          
Appropriate age(s): Grades 3-12
Limitations: Wear sturdy, closed toed shoes. Tours will be conducted during business hours. Safety vests and hardhats are required and will be provided to tour participants upon arrival.

Kitsap County Household Hazardous Waste Facility
The facility accepts and safely packages household and small business hazardous waste for proper environmental management.
Length of Tour: 30 minutes
Advance Notice: One week           
Tour Hours:  By appointment          
Contact: Rick Gilbert, 360-337-5692
Field Trip Site: 5551 Imperial Way SW, Port Orchard WA 98367
Maximum number: 30 students with the following supervision ratios:
Grades 3-6: 1 adult per 5 children,  Grades 7-9: 1 adult per 10 children, Grades 10-12: 2 adults per class     
Appropriate age: Grades 3-12
Limitations: Wear sturdy shoes. As tours are conducted during non-operational hours, no other personal protective equipment is required.

Hansville Recycling & Garbage Facility

Length of Tour: 15-20 minutes 
Advance Notice: Three days      
Tour Hours:  Varies                        
Contact: Lisa Monroe
Field Trip Site:  7791 NE Ecology Road, Hansville, WA 98340
Maximum number: up to 30         
Appropriate age(s):4th-12th grade
Limitations: Bring item to recycle

Bainbridge Island Recycling & Garbage Facility

Length of Tour:   30-40 minutes
Advance Notice: One week   
Tour Hours:  Wed-Saturday 10–4
Contact: Dave Stanley 206-842-4882  
Field Trip Site:  7215 Don Palmer Avenue NE, Bainbridge Island
Maximum number:  20-25 supervision needed for younger groups
Appropriate age(s): Any age
Limitations: Regular clothes; will be outside.
Web Site: www.bidisposal.com

Peninsula Recycling Tours
 
Length of Tour: 15 minutes         
Advance Notice: Two weeks
Tour Hours: By appointment       
Contact: George Thompson 360-340-0562
Field Trip Site: 9300 Barney White Rd, Port Orchard WA 98367
Maximum number: 20-25 students
Limitations: Wear sturdy shoes. As tours are conducted during non-operational hours, no other personal protective equipment is required.

Kitsap County Wastewater Treatment Plants
 
Length of Tour: 1 hour
Advance Notice: One week
Tour Hours:  Mon-Friday 9–1
Contact: John Gardner or Craig Hanson, 360-337-7197
Field Trip Site: 12350 Brownsville HWY NE, Poulsbo, WA 98370
Maximum number: 30-40 (groups will be divided into groups of 10)
Appropriate age(s): 3rd grade and up
Limitations: Dress for weather, will walk outside; possibility of mud.

Karcher Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant  (Annapolis/Port Orchard)

Length of Tour: 45–90 minutes   
Advance Notice: Two weeks
Tour Hours: daytime                   
Contact: John Poppe 360-895-2440
Field Trip Site: 1165 Beach Dr. E., Port Orchard, WA 98366
Maximum number: Up to 30; one adult chaperone per group of 10 children
Appropriate age(s): 10 years and up
Limitations: Covered toed shoes, flat shoes (no heels)

Suquamish Tribal Salmon Hatchery

Length of Tour: Varies                  
Advance Notice: One week
Tour Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday September-June 
Field Trip Site:
Contact: Mike Huff 360-377-3761
Maximum number: Up to 30, chaperones recommended
Appropriate age(s): 4 years and up
Limitations: Dress for weather

City of Bremerton Wastewater Treatment Plant
 
Length of Tour: 1.5-2 hours           
Advance Notice: One week
Tour Hours: Tuesday through Thursday 10-11:30     
Field Trip Site:
Contact: John Bykonen, 360-473-5450
Maximum number: 30                      
Appropriate age(s): Any
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Kitsap EZ Earth

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Contact: 360-377-3989
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North Mason Fiber

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Contact: 360-275-0228
Field Trip Site:    431 NE Log Yard Road, Belfair, WA 98528
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Stillwater Environmental Education Center
Educational and fun tours of the watershed and beach hikes. Field trips can be tailored to age group and interest.
Length of Tour: 1 1/2 -3 hours         
Advance Notice: One month
Tour Hours: 10-2 by Appointment     
Contact: Joleen Palmer, 360-297-2876
Field Trip Site: 
Maximum number: 10-12 with supervisors (one adult per 3 children)
Appropriate age(s):  Pre-school through adults
Limitations: Dress for weather if going on a field trip; there are wetlands.

LENDING LIBRARY

Kitsap County Public Works
Solid Waste Division
(360) 337-5777 or (800) 825-4940
solidwaste@co.kitsap.wa.us