Dive summary:
- One landfill in Canada opened its doors to curious locals to see how an operational landfill works, hundreds of people showed up for the tour.
- “You just think of it as a hole in the ground. But it’s really a much more sophisticated system than that, you don’t realize all that’s actually going on,” tour participant, James Buss, said of the site.
- The tour especially focused on wildlife, contamination and safety.
From the article:
It may not be the most conventional Saturday morning activity, but a trip to the dump was a real learning excursion for a group of curious visitors this weekend.
While some parents were busy getting their gang ready for the park, or soccer practice, the Buss family headed to the Glanbrook Landfill Saturday morning to take a behind-the-scenes look at what happens to Hamilton’s garbage.
“You just think of it as a hole in the ground. But it’s really a much more sophisticated system than that, you don’t realize all that’s actually going on,” James Buss said of the 32-year-old site. ...