Tours and Activities
Wind, Solar and Wastewater Facility
Tours - First
tour leaves at 10 a.m. Last shuttle at 3:15 p.m. (Shuttle
Located at Back of Recycling Center)
Take a tour of New Jersey’s first commercial wind farm. Participants will be shuttled from the Environmental Park in Egg Harbor Township to the wind farm and back. This tour also includes the ACUA Wastewater Treatment Plant, solar project and green roof located at the Atlantic City facility.
Recycling Center Tours - 11 a.m. to 3
p.m. (Recycling
Center - Second Floor)
This sophisticated system of conveyors, magnets, eddy currents, optical sorting and manual quality control sorting is incredible! Come see how mixed recycling collected from Atlantic County residents, schools and businesses is processed and separated into valuable commodities to market.
Recycled Art Display - all day (Recycling Center - Second Floor)
Recycle-Bowl Awards - 10:30 a.m. (Recycling Center - Second Floor)
Recycled Art Contest Awards - 11 a.m. (Recycling Center - Second Floor)
Mini Yoga Sessions - 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. (Garden Area)
Free 30 minute all levels yoga session – all ages welcome, no experience needed, mats provided
4H Petting Zoo - all day (Garden Area)
Landfill Hayrides - all day
Take a ride to the highest point in Atlantic County -- on top of our landfill -- while learning how we manage waste.
Meet Supercan - all day (Various Locations)
Meet and take photos with our favorite Mascot Supercan.
Free Seedling & Seed Packet
Giveaway - all day
Seedling type and seed packets to be determined.
Touch a Truck - all day
Get up close to one of ACUA's recycling trucks and learn how they work from one of our collection professionals.
Free Workshops
A variety of workshops will take place throughout the day in our amphitheater located off the large pond.
Native Plants for
Pollinators - 11 a.m.
Speaker: Raven Ahmed, Earth First Natives
Explore the relationship between native plants and the insects they support, threats to both pollinators and plants and how gardeners can help by planting natives on their properties.
Backyard Chickens - 12 p.m.
Speaker: Jen Sawyer, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cape May County
Learn basic care of laying hens, breed selection, feeding, housing and health requirements.
The Importance of Honey Bees and Pollination - 1 p.m.
Speaker: Gary Schempp, Busy Bees, NJ
Learn about the life cycle of honey bees: importance, identification, pollination, facts and fun. View an observation hive, learn about mankind's beneficial insect and enjoy a free tasting of pure, raw, wildflower honey!
Learn about Echinacea - 2 p.m.
Speaker: Susan Hess of Still Room at Pitch Pines
Learn some interesting facts and misconceptions about this very popular and over-the-counter herbal remedy.
How to Make a Rain
Barrel -3 p.m.
Speaker: AmeriCorps Watershed Ambassador
Stormwater in NJ causes flooding and pollutes our precious waterways. Minimize the amount of stormwater running off your property by installing a rain barrel. At this workshop, you'll learn how to conserve water and recycle the rain with a rain barrel.
Music & Entertainment
The Turtlesinger - all
day (Recycling Center)
An interactive program and where you will learn about, touch and feed live turtles.
Showtime USANJ - 10 a.m.
Live dance performance
Robert Muenier - 11 a.m.
Live music with a message of peace, love and nature
Middle Earth Studios - 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. (Grassy Area near GEO Building)
"The Legend of the Unicorn", a beautiful lake is poisoned by a serpent and the people and animals who dwell around the lake must go on a difficult quest to make its waters pure once more. The tale features a king and his knights who carry swords and shields, a beautiful princesses, a group of wicked Trolls who also carry swords and shields, a host of forest animals and a serpent. Bring cameras because the most important people in the show - your children and friends - will want to re-live this experience.
Eyes of the Wild Animal Show - 12:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. (Recycling Center)
“When Animals Attack” - Many mammals have developed amazing characteristics to avoid becoming "lunch." Learn how these creatures use some of their self defense tools.
Magic of Energy - 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. (Food Court Stage)
An exciting, skillful, comical exploration of renewable energy resources: Solar, Hydroelectric, Biomass, Geothermal and Wind Power. What about our trash? Garbage can not only be recycled, it can be converted to energy! The show use a series of comedy magic & circus tricks to explode everyone’s understanding
of plasma generators, composting and conservation!
Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge Raptors and Reptiles Show - 2 p.m. (Recycling Center)
Learn about raptors and reptiles and see live animals
Valerie Vaughn - 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. (Food Court Stage)
Also known as New Jersey's Troubadour, Valerie has a vast collection of original songs about the legends and lore of New Jersey. Her songs celebrate the spirit of people and places of the state.