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There’s some parkland adjacent to the La Puente Landfill (assuming I’m remembering the correct landfill along the 60). I remember going on a hiking trip in the
by dhosek 2y ago
There’s some parkland adjacent to the La Puente Landfill (assuming I’m remembering the correct landfill along the 60). I remember going on a hiking trip in the foothills nearby back in the 90s and seeing (and smelling) the landfill in operation there. It occurs to me that I’ve not had that many cases where I’ve been able to directly observe a landfill. The only other instance I can think of was visiting a retired former teacher in Florida and he pointed out a hill a few miles away from his condo and explaining that the hill was actually a pile of trash.
I think that at least some in the Chicago area are former quarries.
- toast0 2y agoIn Virginia, they have Mount Trashmore [1], although that's an abandoned landfill, not an active one. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Trashmore_Park https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Trashmore_Park
- dhosek 2y agoI spent some time digging and did find a Chicago park that’s built over a landfilled quarry, although it’s all construction waste in the landfill and not household garbage. https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/palmisano-henry-park https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/palmisa...