Comments on: Garbage to Green: 10 Landfills Turned into Nature Preserves

By: Cool Garden Things

Cool Garden Things — Mon, 25 May 2009 14:43:57 +0000

Well…it makes sense of course as plants are natures best filtration systems…
GartenGrl at Planning Plants to Plant

By: Analiese’s Reading 5/13 | Quiche Moraine

Analiese’s Reading 5/13 | Quiche Moraine — Thu, 14 May 2009 23:19:29 +0000

[...] Garbage to Green: 10 Landfills Turned into Nature Preserves Landfills are among the most notorious pieces of real estate in the world. Even a hardcore recycler is still directly or indirectly responsible for creating trash that will find its way to a landfill. It is a side effect of modern human life. But landfills don’t have to remain steaming heaps of smelly rubbish. Take these ten former trash heaps that are now characterized by abundant green and diverse wildlife. Web Ecoist [...]

By: The long tradition of garbage to green « Freshkills Park Blog

The long tradition of garbage to green « Freshkills Park Blog — Tue, 12 May 2009 14:26:19 +0000

[...] ecological liabilities into assets for their surrounding communities. WebEcoist has posted ten great examples of contemporary projects from around the world, including Freshkills Park. The variation in [...]

By: Brian Lang

Brian Lang — Mon, 11 May 2009 17:13:57 +0000

That should say “..contains at least two landfill sites that are NOW public parks.”

By: Brian Lang

Brian Lang — Mon, 11 May 2009 17:12:18 +0000

Edmonton, Alberta’s North Saskatchewan River Valley contains at least two landfill sites that are not public parks. Not nature preserves per se, but both are used regularly as parks. Rundle Park in the city’s north east has a golf course built on the landfill. Closer to the city centre, Gallagher Park is the site of the Edmonton Ski Club during the winter. In the summer months, the Edmonton Folk Festival uses the site as well.

By: Bill Rodgers

Bill Rodgers — Mon, 11 May 2009 06:42:56 +0000

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