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Hardcover Fresh Kills: A History of Consuming and Discarding in New York City Book

ISBN: 0231189486

ISBN13: 9780231189484

Fresh Kills: A History of Consuming and Discarding in New York City

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Fresh Kills--a monumental 2,200-acre site on Staten Island--was once the world's largest landfill. From 1948 to 2001, it was the main receptacle for New York City's refuse. After the 9/11 attacks, it reopened briefly to receive human remains and rubble from the destroyed Twin Towers, turning a notorious disposal site into a cemetery. Today, a mammoth reclamation project is transforming the landfill site, constructing an expansive park three times...

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