You and a guest are invited to join area chair Geoff Wilson ’65, on a tour of the Solid Waste Authority (SWA) Palm Beach Renewable Energy Center, followed by a happy hour.
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
1-3 p.m.: Solid Waste Authority Palm Beach Renewable Energy Center
6751 N. Jog Road
West Palm Beach, FL
3:30 p.m.: Duffy’s Sports Grill
4280 Northlake Boulevard,
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Complimentary appetizers and cash bar.
Expand your knowledge of the integrated solid waste management system and understand the importance of reducing, reusing, recycling and rethinking waste. The tour begins at SWA’s Education Center and will include a visit to Renewable Energy Facility 2 and the Recovered Materials Processing Facility. It also includes a bus tour of the Sanitary Landfill, Renewable Energy 1, the main facility of the Home Chemical and Recycling Center and also the entrance of the SWA’s Greenway Trails. Please wear comfortable clothing and shoes (preferably sneakers).
Register online by April 12, 2016 at msoe.edu/alumni/register
Questions? Call (414) 277-4523.
DIRECTIONS to Palm Beach
Renewable Energy Center
Via I-95
Take I-95 to Blue Heron Blvd. Go West on Blue Heron Blvd. and the road will merge into the Beeline Hwy. At the second light (Jog Rd.), make a left. The Education Center entrance will be on the right after the SWA administration entrance.
Via Turnpike (Sunpass Only)
Take Turnpike to exit 107 S.R. 710 (Beeline Hwy). At the traffic light, turn left onto Jog Rd. At the next light go straight to stay on Jog Rd. The Education Center entrance will be on the right after the SWA administration entrance.
Once you reach the Education Center entrance, look for the green sign on the west side of Jog Rd. that says 6751 Education Center. Turn and follow the road. It will take you to the scale house. Stay in the far right lane to the stop sign. Proceed to yield sign, and then follow a sign that says, Administration/Visitor Center.
