Cleanup Objectives: Clean up illegal dump encompassing 5,000 cubic yards of debris

Greener Remediation Strategy:

Constructed a four-foot-thick monolithic evapotranspiration cover in semiarid climate

• Salvaged wood scraps and concrete for erosion control
• Chipped or shredded wood to create mulch for recreational trails
• Recycled 31.6 tons of metal
• Salvaged concrete for later use as fill for building infrastructure
• Powered equipment through use of biofuel generators and photovoltaic panels, due to lack of electricity
• Extracted 680 tires through use of vegetable-oil powered tractor
• Inoculated chainsaws with fungi spore-laden oil to aid in degradation of residual contaminants
• Constructed floating islands(of recovered soda bottles) to create habitat for life forms capable of bioremediating residual toxins in onsite retention pond
• Planted native grasses, wildflowers, and trees

Results:

• Re-established wildlife habitat for native and endangered species
• Gained community help to restore the property within a single year

Property End Use: Environmental education park