As I was returning today from a tour of the Resource Recovery Center's Central Landfill in Johnston, I circled by Prospect Terrace Park in Providence to find out if it was true that the Landfill can be seen from that overlook.
Usually you see this view of downtown buildings from the park, and never think about the landfill. But yes, if you look beyond the Providence Place Mall, you can see the 700-foot-above-sea-level heap of our state's garbage now from Providence, about 9 miles away. And from the top of the landfill, which they say is covered in Shasta daisies in summer, there's a panoramic view of most of Rhode Island, all the way down to the Newport bridge. We were also lucky enough to see one of the bald eagles and a pair of red tail hawks that have their own resource recovery program at the landfill involving small animals and other birds.
We also saw gazillions of plastic bags blowing around that crews pick up every day. If you saw this mess, you would want to stop using those plastic bags, invest in some canvas or string grocery bags, and try to reduce what you throw in the trash! Those plastic bags are definitely NOT COOL, but recycling plastic bags IS!
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