Rumors of a Shortage of Dump Space Were Greatly Exaggerated

New York Times ^ | August 12, 2005 | JEFF BAILEY

[TheMole]

Workers at a landfill in Orange County, Calif. - as if tamping down the contents of a wastebasket - regularly pile one million cubic yards of dirt atop a football field-size section of the giant dump. Six months later, the workers scrape the dirt aside and the dump's surface has fallen 30 to 40 feet, making space for yet more trash.

"It's just amazing," said Mike Giancola, deputy director of the county's waste agency.

Orange County's method is part of a remarkable productivity story playing out in the trash business, quietly saving consumers, businesses and municipalities billions of dollars a year. It is an unlikely industry for such a leap in efficiency.

Simply put, operators of garbage dumps are stuffing more waste than anyone expected into the giant plastic-lined holes, keeping disposal prices down and making the construction of new landfills largely unnecessary.

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[TheMole]

Yet another eco-panic evaporated. The author doesn't actually note that curbside recycling is a waste of time and money, but the inference is clear.

[BipolarBob]

Hey, I just got back from the Grand Canyon. Buddy let me tell ya', landfill space is something we ain't gonna hafta worry about fer a loong time.

[konaice]

curbside recycling is a waste of time and money,

Dumps ARE Recycle sites. It will be way cheaper to mine dumps in the future than it was to mine the Ore that went into the cans/bottles.

[CROSSHIGHWAYMAN]

Dumps ARE Recycle sites. It will be way cheaper to mine dumps in the future than it was to mine the Ore that went into the cans/bottles.

Them cloners will be the ones doin the minen.

[WideGlide]

We're NOT doomed.

[kellynla]

Now if we could just bury all the 'Rats we have in CA in Orange County.
Of course the 'Rats are afraid to cross our Orange Curtain. LOL