Once Buried in Garbage, Now Open to People: 4 Indian Cities Reclaiming Landfills

For decades, India's growing cities have dealt with their waste by moving it out of sight. Over time, municipal dumping grounds have grown into mountains of mixed garbage, often close to homes, informal settlements and roads.  But what happens when a city finally clears one of these mountains? Can land occupied by garbage for years become a park, a forest or another public space? And what happens to the people who have depended on these sites for their livelihoods? The Dumpsite Remediation Accel

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