Fresh Kills Landfill From Space at Christina Fenn blog

Fresh Kills Landfill From Space. It now spanned 2,200 acres. the new park addresses this risk with the landfill caps, which greatly reduces the amount of leachate produced, but also. the core problem would be adapting the site to the trash — no less than 150 million tons of garbage had been. for many years, all of new york city's garbage was brought to fresh kills. fresh kills (kill comes from a dutch word for waterway), by the time it was finally closed in 2001, was new york city’s last functioning landfill. freshkills is defined by four landfill mounds, with tidal creeks running through the center of the landscape. An expansive network of paths, recreational waterways,. the edgemere landfill in queens closed in 1991, and fresh kills became the sole dumping ground for the entire city. We now bury our garbage in neighboring states.

We now bury our garbage in neighboring states. An expansive network of paths, recreational waterways,. for many years, all of new york city's garbage was brought to fresh kills. the new park addresses this risk with the landfill caps, which greatly reduces the amount of leachate produced, but also. freshkills is defined by four landfill mounds, with tidal creeks running through the center of the landscape. the edgemere landfill in queens closed in 1991, and fresh kills became the sole dumping ground for the entire city. the core problem would be adapting the site to the trash — no less than 150 million tons of garbage had been. It now spanned 2,200 acres. fresh kills (kill comes from a dutch word for waterway), by the time it was finally closed in 2001, was new york city’s last functioning landfill.

20 years later From odorfilled dump to lush park, Fresh Kills in photos

Fresh Kills Landfill From Space for many years, all of new york city's garbage was brought to fresh kills. It now spanned 2,200 acres. We now bury our garbage in neighboring states. the core problem would be adapting the site to the trash — no less than 150 million tons of garbage had been. the new park addresses this risk with the landfill caps, which greatly reduces the amount of leachate produced, but also. An expansive network of paths, recreational waterways,. for many years, all of new york city's garbage was brought to fresh kills. fresh kills (kill comes from a dutch word for waterway), by the time it was finally closed in 2001, was new york city’s last functioning landfill. the edgemere landfill in queens closed in 1991, and fresh kills became the sole dumping ground for the entire city. freshkills is defined by four landfill mounds, with tidal creeks running through the center of the landscape.