Source: WCTI, 1/2/17

A Charlotte landfill closed for nearly 50 years will soon finally find new life as a solar farm. Charlotte City Council has approved a lease on 22 acres on the old landfill site just north of uptown. The site has not been used since the landfill closed in 1970 -- well before there were standards in place on what kind of waste could be put there or even that the trash should be buried.

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