Composting/Landfills - Landfills that raised the roof
Landfills that raised the roof
Landfills are huge depressions in the ground or equally huge mounds above ground where garbage is dumped. Like compost piles, landfills also have centuries-old beginnings. The ancient cities of the Middle East were built up over time on mounds that contained the remains of everyday life. In excavations of the ancient city of Troy, in what is now Greece, building floors were found to have layers of animal bones and artifacts that had been alternated with layers of clay. These layers piled up until it was necessary to raise roofs and rebuild doorways.
During the Bronze Age (3000–1000 B.C.), the city of Troy rose about 4.7 feet (1.4 meters) each century (100 years) because of these accumulations. Landfilling has also been used to extend shorelines. In New York City during the eighteenth century, shorefront roads were extended into the water by landfill that included broken dishes, old...
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