"Mount Trashmore" How did a landfill become a recreation destination?

https://www.thegazette.com/curious-iowa/curious-iowa-how-did-a-landfill-become-mount-trashmore/

"Additionally, Mount Trashmore has monitoring wells that collect and handle the leachate — a sort of garbage juice created when organic matter breaks down — in a sanitary manner."

Delightful!

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handhookcardoor@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y

Because it has a name people like, and it’s kinda fun!

Lakes@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Hey, I'm from CR! 319 crew

queermunist@lemmy.ml · -1 pts · 3y

I live out in the countryside but CR is where I have to go to do anything so lol

cmbabul@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

There’s Mount Trashmores all over the US, when I was in elementary school in Georgia we took a field trip to the top of Old Mount Trashmore which overlooks New Mount Trashmore