History
The Fresno Municipal Sanitary Landfill, opened in Fresno, California in 1937, is considered to have been the first modern, sanitary landfill in the United States, innovating the techniques of trenching, compacting, and the daily covering of waste with soil. It has been designated a National Historic Landmark, underlining the significance of waste disposal in urban society.
Before the advent of modern landfills in America, most Americans lived in sparsely populated rural farming communities and most burned their garbage.
Read more about this topic: Landfills In The United States
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