Hickory Ridge landfill was once a mountain of trash sitting idle on the outskirts of Atlanta, Georgia.
But now, with its 10 acres of solar panels, the old landfill has been given a new lease of "green" life.
"When a landfill is (finished with) taking waste, it basically is dormant and there's not a lot of uses for the property," says David Stuart, area environmental manager of landfill owners, Republic Services, Inc.
"But its natural attributes -- being a tall structure, out of the shadows of the tree line -- gives it a unique advantage as a solar project," he added.
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