The closure of north Queensland’s largest landfill has sparked a massive rehabilitation operation that will result in the site being 'capped' to look like a natural hill. But what is the true cost of burying the region’s waste?
abc.net.au/news/jensen-landfill-townsville-close-135000-square-m-land-capped/102437498The view standing on a giant mountain of rubbish is stunning if you can ignore the smell.The $20 million project will "cap" 135,000 square metres of landfill, equivalent to 20 football fields.
The $20 million project will "cap" 135,000 square metres of landfill, equivalent to the size of 20 football fields.But the prior land use means nothing can be built on the land, trees won’t grow nor will the area be used as a recreational space indefinitely. "Gone are the days where you dug a hole, fill it up, turf it and turned it into a park," Cr Cook said.
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