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What Happens When a Landfill Closes - From Fresh Kills to Puente Hills

2014-07-14 17:36:00| Waste Age

Fresh Kills was the largest landfill in the country when it closed in 2001. Puente Hills was the largest landfill in the country when it closed a dozen years later in 2013. Now, neither New York City nor Los Angeles operate a landfill, which significantly impacts hauler and disposal companies. What happened to all that trash? How did the two biggest cities in the country get out of the landfill business? read more

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