Comments on: Dirty Secrets Under the Bleachers: When Landfills Become Sports Arenas http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19044 Feel Smart Again Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:22:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Amanda http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19044/comment-page-1#comment-101213 Amanda Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:22:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19044#comment-101213 Fresh Kills in Staten Island may be home to NYC's first wind farm, which is pretty friggen awesome. Fresh Kills in Staten Island may be home to NYC’s first wind farm, which is pretty friggen awesome.

]]> By: fred http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19044/comment-page-1#comment-100668 fred Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:59:55 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19044#comment-100668 Read it again. More gold in 1 ton of old computers than in 17 tons of ore. Read it again. More gold in 1 ton of old computers than in 17 tons of ore.

]]> By: Matt http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19044/comment-page-1#comment-100646 Matt Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:35:28 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19044#comment-100646 I worked for many years at the Bay Area Renaissance Festival in Largo, FL. The site was a former landfill, and we found all kinds of things coming up through the dirt -- car bumpers, bed springs etc. That show also had a higher incidence of respiratory illnesses among the cast than any other show I did. The dirt was actually toxic! I worked for many years at the Bay Area Renaissance Festival in Largo, FL. The site was a former landfill, and we found all kinds of things coming up through the dirt — car bumpers, bed springs etc. That show also had a higher incidence of respiratory illnesses among the cast than any other show I did. The dirt was actually toxic!

]]> By: Mavis http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19044/comment-page-1#comment-100603 Mavis Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:02:37 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19044#comment-100603 While doing research for work, it was discovered that all former Meadowlands of NJ were filled in using garbage. So NJ pretty much is one gigantic landfill! (At least in the Northern Half) Also of note, there were 2 big reasons why they filled in the Wetlands to begin with. One was Moquito breeding. They couldn't treat the meadows fast enough to prevent the mosquitoes from reproducing. The other was for Industrial Development to be able to compete with the NY Harbors. While doing research for work, it was discovered that all former Meadowlands of NJ were filled in using garbage. So NJ pretty much is one gigantic landfill! (At least in the Northern Half)

Also of note, there were 2 big reasons why they filled in the Wetlands to begin with. One was Moquito breeding. They couldn’t treat the meadows fast enough to prevent the mosquitoes from reproducing. The other was for Industrial Development to be able to compete with the NY Harbors.

]]> By: Paul http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19044/comment-page-1#comment-100585 Paul Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:57:29 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19044#comment-100585 Taylor ,, It reads ,, One ton of trashed computers can contain more gold THAN 17 tons of gold ore. Taylor ,, It reads ,, One ton of trashed computers can contain more gold THAN 17 tons of gold ore.

]]> By: Taylor http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19044/comment-page-1#comment-100584 Taylor Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:57:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19044#comment-100584 Northwestern University in Evanston, IL is built on trash. Northwestern University in Evanston, IL is built on trash.

]]> By: Lisa http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19044/comment-page-1#comment-100576 Lisa Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:42:51 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19044#comment-100576 While not stadiums, here in Cleveland we have an airport and shopping centers built on trash...They recently had to close a Wal-Mart built on a landfill due to the unsafe working conditions siting structural and electrical problems and methane gases....There is a grocery store in the same plaza!!! While not stadiums, here in Cleveland we have an airport and shopping centers built on trash…They recently had to close a Wal-Mart built on a landfill due to the unsafe working conditions siting structural and electrical problems and methane gases….There is a grocery store in the same plaza!!!

]]> By: Lindsey http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19044/comment-page-1#comment-100574 Lindsey Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:34:18 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19044#comment-100574 Interesting post. I'd be interested in hearing more about how landfills operate. A friend's mother oversees all the landfills/trash operations in one Florida county and has been to conventions around the country and world presenting papers. Trash is a big industry. Interesting post. I’d be interested in hearing more about how landfills operate. A friend’s mother oversees all the landfills/trash operations in one Florida county and has been to conventions around the country and world presenting papers. Trash is a big industry.

]]> By: Taylor http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19044/comment-page-1#comment-100569 Taylor Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:19:34 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19044#comment-100569 How can 1 ton of something contain 17 tons of something else? How can 1 ton of something contain 17 tons of something else?

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