NEW SOLID WASTE TRANSFER STATION BUILT ON SITE OF ABANDONED LANDFILL

Nationwide, public works departments of local governments wrestle with the problem and costs of cleaning up abandoned landfill sites. In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, creative use and reclamation of such an old landfill site has provided a unique solution to an environmental problem. At the same time it has provided needed space for the city's department of public works operations at a critical location and at a considerable tax savings.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Public Works Association

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  Kansas City, MO  United States  64108-2625
• Authors:
  • Rudig, D A
  • Cetera, W J
• Publication Date: 1996-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 12-15
• Serial:
  • APWA Reporter
  • Volume: 63
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: American Public Works Association
  • ISSN: 0092-4873

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Land reclamation; Landfills; Public works departments; Solid waste disposal
• Geographic Terms: Wisconsin
• Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00730986
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 3 1997 12:00AM