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Pikku Huopalahti Dumping Ground
The Pikku Huopalahti dumping ground was a Landfill, dumping ground in Pikku Huopalahti, Helsinki between 1937 and 1949. History and nature of the dumping ground This was a small-scale dumping ground, which was a modest and a harmless one. Domestic waste, paper and ashes were taken there. No industrial waste was taken there, but quite a few of it ended up there as a result of other operations. Both the beginning and the end of the dumping ground are to some extent unknown. It is thought that it was begun in 1937, on a clay soil. It is thought that the beginning is connected to the building of the Tilkka, Tilkka Military Hospital, which represents the Functionalism (architecture), functionalist style and was completed in 1936. The dumping activity probably came to an end when the Pasila dumping ground was taken to use in 1949 and replaced the one in Pikku-Huopalahti. Poor man’s Stockmann After the place was no longer officially a dumping ground, it still looked like it for decade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landfill
A landfill is a site for the disposal of waste materials. It is the oldest and most common form of waste disposal, although the systematic burial of waste with daily, intermediate and final covers only began in the 1940s. In the past, waste was simply left in piles or thrown into pits (known in Archaeology, archeology as middens). Landfills take up a lot of land and pose environmental risks. Some landfill sites are used for waste management purposes, such as temporary storage, consolidation and transfer, or for various stages of processing waste material, such as sorting, treatment, or recycling. Unless they are stabilized, landfills may undergo severe shaking or soil liquefaction of the ground during an earthquake. Once full, the area over a landfill site may be Landfill restoration, reclaimed for other uses. Both active and restored landfill sites can have significant environmental impacts which can persist for many years. These include the release of gases that contribute to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
