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Garbage to Green: 10 Landfills Turned Into Nature Preserves


Green Lifestyle  (tags: landfills, renewable, garbage, nature preserves, trash, world, environment )

Mimi
- 213 days ago - webecoist.com
Ten former trash heaps that are now characterized by abundant green and diverse wildlife.
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Chrissy N. (118)
Monday May 11, 2009, 1:07 am
Good to see an Aussie site gets a mention!

"Chambers Gully in suburban Adelaide, used to be a local landfill. The land was reclaimed and naturalised almost completely by volunteers, making it unique from the others on this list, which were mostly built with government funds. Now the land is a haven for wildlife, including koala bears, which are often seen perched in the park’s many eucalyptus trees."
 

Joycey B. (697)
Monday May 11, 2009, 3:01 am
This is so great to see. Noted with thanks Jollygirl.
 

Mimi J. (131)
Monday May 11, 2009, 3:09 am
Joycey,Jollygirl would have found a 100...
 

Karen S. (143)
Monday May 11, 2009, 8:53 am
Thank you Mimi~ This is great news!! :)
 

Chris R. (0)
Monday May 11, 2009, 12:00 pm
looks like our trash is now natures treasure... just kidding but this is great to see that some of our past reckless consumption can be converted to something some what good. I am not sure i would drink well water near here but still better than it previously was. anyways I recently came across a company making great strives to help people transition to green it is www.e3bank.com they give interest rate reductions for going green, feel free to check them out i think they could help out a lot of people with a green initiative.
 

Michael Owens (1631)
Monday May 11, 2009, 5:03 pm
Thank you Mimi~ This is great news!
 

Elainna Crowell (160)
Tuesday May 12, 2009, 2:04 am
I never dreamed that landfills could be redeemed and turned into beautiful parks. Thanks for giving me a new reason to hope!
 

Past Member (0)
Wednesday May 13, 2009, 12:36 am
trully !! Its a great news!! turning Garbage grounds into garden is a good step for saving and enhancing greenary!!
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Lynne L. (75)
Wednesday May 13, 2009, 3:09 pm
BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

Heather Andrews (331)
Friday May 22, 2009, 12:58 pm
This is amazing. A great start to saving the planet!
 
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