Re:Rewilding the planet: An archipelago constructed of sand ...
by ilamont on Sunday June 18, 2023 @06:48PM
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They did something like this with Spectacle Island in Boston Harbor. Not a completely new island, but greatly expanded from its 20th century footprint as a glue factory and trash dump, thanks to landfill from the Big Dig:
From 1935 to 1959, Spectacle Island became the city’s dump, bringing 350 tons of waste to the island daily.9 In this time, the island grew by almost 36-acres.10 The dump on Spectacle Island sat exposed, with trash seeping into the harbor, until 1992 when the “Big Dig” began in Boston. The Central Artery/Tunnel Project brought sediment to Spectacle Island to cap off the landfill and turn the island from an abandoned garbage dump to a park.
From 1935 to 1959, Spectacle Island became the city’s dump, bringing 350 tons of waste to the island daily.9 In this time, the island grew by almost 36-acres.10 The dump on Spectacle Island sat exposed, with trash seeping into the harbor, until 1992 when the “Big Dig” began in Boston. The Central Artery/Tunnel Project brought sediment to Spectacle Island to cap off the landfill and turn the island from an abandoned garbage dump to a park.
https://www.nps.gov/places/spectacle-island.htm