Over the years, the garbage pile at Hiriya dump site in Israel grew so big that the birds it attracted became a danger to the jets taking off and landing at Ben Gurion Airport.
From 1952 until it was closed nine years ago, Hiriya accumulated greater Tel Aviv’s trash for a total of roughly 565 million cubic feet (16 million cubic meters) and attained a height of 261 ft (80m).
Recycling plants have been working there ever since to reuse the refuse and capture the gases… Read More: http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/israel-turning-its-largest-garbage-dump-into-worlds-largest-ecological-them/