It was a beautiful day and I was personally surprised at how nice the landfill was. I didn't notice too much of a smell, and the whole trash mountain that we drove on had been planted with grass and actually looked decent.
Random facts from the tour:
- 300 to 500 tons are buried every day at the landfill.
- By compacting the trash with a heavy tractor driving back and forth over it, they are able to fit 8 times as much stuff in the same volume.
- 18 people hand sort all of the recycling in the recycling center.
- The recyclables are then shipped away to other locations to be reprocessed.
- Buying goods "made from recycled material" increases the market price for recyclables, making recycling more economically attractive for waste management institutions everywhere.
Here are some pictures from the day:
