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Freshkills Park, Stortplaatspark in New York
Freshkills Park is een gereclameerde stortplaats omgetoverd tot een park, gelegen op Staten Island, New York City.
Ooit de grootste stortplaats ter wereld, is Freshkills Park sinds de sluiting in 2001 getransformeerd tot een ecologisch oase.
Het park organiseert diverse culturele evenementen zoals vogels kijken, kajakken en kunstinstallaties.
Met een oppervlakte van 2.200 hectare is het bijna drie keer zo groot als Central Park en biedt het een scala aan recreatieve activiteiten.
Het is een van de weinige voorbeelden wereldwijd waar een voormalige afvalstortplaats is omgevormd tot een openbaar park.
Locatie: Staten Island
Ontstaan: 2012
Website: nycgovparks.org/park-features/freshkills-park
Bron: Wikimedia
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