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Transforming a garbage heap into a public park

Landfill gas collection infrastructure visible on the mounds | Photo by Stephen Mallon, courtesy of the City of New York: NYC Parks, Freshkills Park, and the Department of Sanitation Photo by Stephen Mallon, courtesy of the City of New York: NYC Parks, Freshkills Park, and the Department of Sanitation Barrier along the South Road | Photo by Stephen Mallon, courtesy of the City of New York: NYC Parks, Freshkills Park, and the Department of Sanitation Photo by Stephen Mallon, courtesy of the City of New York: NYC Parks, Freshkills Park, and the Department of Sanitation Photo by Kipp Wettstein, courtesy of the City of New York: NYC Parks, Freshkills Park, and the Department of Sanitation

Landfill gas collection infrastructure visible on the mounds | Photo by Stephen Mallon, courtesy of the City of New York: NYC Parks, Freshkills Park, and the Department of Sanitation

Landfill gas collection infrastructure visible on the mounds | Photo by Stephen Mallon, courtesy of the City of New York: NYC Parks, Freshkills Park, and the Department of Sanitation