The Garbage Barge Mobro Cruises U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Coasts
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Ecology and the Environment Series
- Categories: Environmental Issues
- Subcategories: Ships, Naval History, Ecology, Environment, Conservation
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, Latin American History
- Geographical Location: Mexico, North Carolina, New York, Florida, Louisiana
- Date: April-May, 1987
Article abstract: Plans to produce methane gas from trash in North Carolina were blocked, so the garbage barge Mobro cruised the Atlantic and Gulf coasts in search of a place to unload.
Summary of Event
In 1986, the sanitary landfills on Long Island, New York, were approaching maximum capacity. State regulations were published that limited the future use of these facilities. This caused the Islip town board to vote, in November, 1986, to stop accepting commercial waste at its Blydenburgh landfill in Hauppauge, New York.
The town was in the process...
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