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The event[]

'Trash mountain' is one of the many names given to a tip site on the New Jersey coastline for local and New York rubbish that was so over filled it turned in to a small hill.

History[]

It opened in the 1950s, filled up by the late 1960s, became an embarrassment in the late 1970s, was shut down in the early 1980s and got grassed over in the early 1990s.

Aftermath[]

New York found another dump site and New Jersey has tough environmental laws on rubbish dumping and recycling. Many of the old tips are grassed over and used as parkland, but sum sites are now unstable, oozing pollutants and\or venting off dangerously high levels of methane.

Also see[]

  1. Environmental disasters
  2. Fresh Kills Landfill site

Sources[]

  1. UK tabloid press in the late 1980s
  2. http://www.coldwarhistoryque.com./New_Jersey.
  3. https://www3.epa.gov/region02/waste/scrap_tires.htm
  4. http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/15/02/20/toxic-e-waste-starts-to-pile-up-as-manufacturers-end-free-recycling-municipalities-can-t-afford-to-pay/
  5. http://www.nj.gov/dep/enforcement/advisories-sw.htm
  6. https://thejunkpros.com/locations/new-jersey/bergen-county-estate-cleanout/ridgewood-rubbish-and-junk-removal/
  7. https://thejunkpros.com/new-jersey/
  8. http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/pdf/pubs/sales/su1.pdf
  9. https://newjerseyonlinebetting.org/horse-racing-tips/
  10. https://www.spectrumpaintingllc.com/blog/2016/avoid-waste-tips-to-recycle-wall-paint-in-new-jersey
  11. https://www.hotfrog.com/find/rubbish/nj
  12. http://newjerseyrubbishremoval.com
  13. http://recyclingnj.com
  14. http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/rubbish-dump-time-bombs--and-there-may-be-one-near-you-20160520-gozo64.html
  15. http://recyclingnj.com
  16. http://www.nj.gov/dep/enforcement/sw-chklists.html
  17. http://gothamist.com/2017/07/26/new_jersey_beaches_poop.php
  18. http://www.astswmo.org/Files/Meetings/2005/2005-Solid_Waste_Conference/byrne.pdf
  19. https://www.ozmoving.com/blog/ultimate-guide-setting-utilities-ny-nj-and-ct
  20. http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/rubbish-dump-time-bombs--and-there-may-be-one-near-you-20160520-gozo64.html
  21. http://www.nj.gov/dep/dshw/lrm/landinfo.htm
  22. https://pronycmovers.com/
  23. https://elidemoving.com/brooklyn-movers/
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