DON'T CALL IT A DUMP!!!

Excellent topic...but I think it needs more editing to make it on air.

We truly are the garbage society/age - its embarrassing.

This project is quite amazing, however, what frustrates me most is that structures like this aren't being put into practice worldwide. After all, its not like we can afford to leave the majority of our landfills unrecylced!

Politicians seriously need to enforce some laws in THIS regard. Nuff said.

I wish I knew...but this has really done a lot to improve the community so its been a great thing to see come into fruition. =)

I can not believe people have been so naive for so long.The past generations obviously did not care about there future generations. I can not believe people would be so disrespectful to Mother Earth, by poising her soil with methane garbage. It is uncomprehending to understand all of the evil that goes on created by brainwashed humans controlled by money.

it's the one in west covina right next to puente...

http://www.westcov.org/cityhall/citynews/sportsplex.html

if you go to this website it talks more about:

"The West Covina Sportsplex has completed its 315-acre development that brings much needed recreation and commercial retail business to the center of our City. Once a former landfill, the City of West Covina has taken a proactive role to convert a site that has negatively impacted our community over the past 50 years into a viable, revenue generating and exciting development that serves to benefit our City many years into the future.

The West Covina Sportsplex is made up of three components, which includes the Commercial development, Big League Dreams Sports Park, and a Public Golf Course."

that's my home town! =) they've actually built a new community venue called field of dreams where that landfill used to be in order to help add jobs and improve the local neighborhoods. They're also building a lot of new homes there too, granted their multimillion dollar homes they'll help with the decreasing enrollment that the local school districts have been facing. yep yep..

It's amazing what intelligent people can do when they put their minds to it... so much can be done by using these methods of recycling to improve the sustainability of this planet... good show, Puente Hills...

Good post, juhannus, thanks...

It's amazing just how MUCH garbage gets recycled by garbage companies themselves. Turns out, your laziness, is a huge source of revenue for them. Great job Barbara.

FYI, Puente Hills the landfill, the energy plant and the water recycling facility belong to and are run by the County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County, and not to by private organizations.

well, government will not do anything, no matter who is in office. it appears this is a WONDERFUL example of private industry solving problems and giving jobs.

I have been waiting in a town now for years for the good old boys who control our county to RECYCLE!!! They are finally saying, "its coming"!! It should of been done 20 years ago.

Wonderful. LA is so huge, they would be drowning in dung if that had not done this....thanks for the post.

This is an excellent example of how free enterprise capitalism solves problems. Just another reason not to vote for Obama.

They have city wide recycling in a neighboring Illinois community of 186,000. The little "blue bins" go out every week one time.

What is vexing to these "recycling coordinators" is how in the "poorer neighborhoods," residents choose to not become engaged in this process--the blue bins simply do not come out.

It appears to not matter at this California facility whether or not individuals participate in voluntary recycling, but rather a well organized network is in place to get all debris to a central facility--HOORAY!

I had to laugh with you regularrf, it only took 50 years and counting--

So Awesome! So Smart! This is the way of the future! The resourcefulness and intelligence of this project is an example of what we can do - so encouraging! Thanks!

This is what the hippies wanted in the 60's and 70's
it only took 40 years but at least they did it congrats L.A county.

I wonder if this is cost effective

Definitely...food, for thought.

I said it before, I'll say it again--this world is now held by great young hands who are good natured and focused in their attempts to fix the "problem"--or as I like to call them--a "delayed solution."

OK, some of them aren't so good-natured...like the ones who yell at me!

Go get 'em!

Wow! Congrats on a terrific post!!! I lived up that way once, but never knew this facility existed. Good news like this should be passed on!
Peace!
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efficient use of waste is fast becoming a necessity for everyone, esp. in America because we do consume so much. we need to reduce our consumption rate in addition to great recycling centers like this.

That's the best, most hopefull, exciting thing I've ever seen on current. Call me crazy...

AMAZING! : )

Informative, could use a little narration, makes me want to examine what my own city is or is not doing. I also makes me want to ask what the startup cost for a medium city would be for methane recycling? Is there a information resource that a city can use to investigate? Is Las Angeles sharing this info or is it proprietary?

It's amazing what we throw away. Recycling is not only good for the enviroment, it's good for the economy. It provides jobs.

This is absolutely awesome!

Great post we all can learn from this.