New York capped what was once one of the world’s largest garbage dumps; its 2,200 acres are becoming grasslands and wetlands that support rare nesting birds

For more than half a century, New York City’s garbage ended up at Fresh Kills on Staten Island, a landfill so vast that it was once considered the largest in the world. At its peak, mountains of waste towered over the surrounding marshes, emitting strong odours and attracting swarms of gulls.

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