Across the U.S., closed landfills are being transformed into parks, habitats, and renewable energy sites, turning former waste sites into community assets.

(This story has been updated due to an inaccuracy. The landfill has received over 400,000 tons annually in recent years.) With available landfill space dwindling, New Hanover County officials are ...

While the landfill generates tens of millions of dollars in annual revenue, it has soured relations between the town and many ...