The two 130-foot high landfills, 110-acres and 297-acres in size respectively, were opened in the 1940s, with the massive Fountain Avenue Landfill serving as one of five major city facilities for regular refuse.
The two 130-foot high landfills, 110-acres and 297-acres in size respectively, were opened in 1956 and 1963 respectively, man-made peninsulas created from former marshland and open water. The massive Fountain Avenue Landfill serving as one of five major city facilities for regular refuse.