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El Sobrante Landfill is a Class 3 regional disposal facility permitted to accept up to 10,000 tons per day, seven days per week. It employs approximately 40 full-time employees. Landfill operations are overseen by the California Integrated Waste Management Board, and the Riverside County Department of Environmental Health.
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For the last several months El Sobrante Landfill and Wildlife Preserve has been helping local Boy Scout troops from the Inland Empire earn their patches towards environmental stewardship. This month, we were very pleased to help a Daisy Troop earn a “petal” for their “Using Resources Wisely” project.
In celebration of Earth Day, Daisy Troop 707 from the City of Corona came to El Sobrante to learn the importance of recycling and how trash is managed in the landfill. The Daisy Troop, made up of five- and six-year old girls, was taught about the positive effects of recycling and also took a tour of the landfill. Afterwards, they put their new knowledge into practice as they each converted an empty two-liter soda bottle into a bird feeder. This “re-use” exercise was enjoyed by the girls because they not only learned about becoming good environmentalists, they got a bird feeder to take home to their families.
We still are appreciating the efforts of Chino Boy Scout Troop Pac 201, who came to El Sobrante earlier in the year to help restore our native plant garden that serves as a habitat for the bird and butterfly species of the area. Teaming up with El Sobrante biologists, the Boys Scouts weeded out invasive plant species and replaced them with native plant species. We have enjoyed watching more birds and butterflies visit our native garden than ever before.
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