- The Fresno Municipal Sanitary Landfill was the first modern landfill in the United States and operated for 50 years from 1937 to 1987.
- Landfills in the United States: Fresno Municipal Sanitary Landfill, opened in Fresno, California in 1937, is considered to have been the first modern...
- Abstract. On August 27, 2001, Department of Interior designated the Fresno Sanitary Landfill as a National Historic Landmark.
- In 1935, a new system of waste disposal, called sanitary landfills, was created in Fresno, California. Currently, over 55% of all municipal solid waste that is created...
- The 1937 Fresno Municipal Sanitary landfill is considered the first modern site of its kind. Landfill sites, today, have been designed in accordance with the...
- The Fresno Municipal Sanitary Landfill was the first modern landfill built in the United States, and although it is not operating today, it still remains a historical site.
- English: Map published in a 2020 US EPA report regarding the remediation of the Fresno Municipal Sanitary Landfill site, designated as a superfund in 1988.
- The first modern landfill is often credited to the Fresno Municipal Sanitary Landfill in California, which began operating in 1937.
- The Fresno Sanitary Landfill is the oldest “true” sanitary landfill in the United States, and the oldest compartmentalized municipal landfill in the western...