Fresh Kills-a monumental 2,200-acre structure on Staten Island-was once the world's largest landfill. Martin V. Melosi provides a comprehensive chronicle of Fresh Kills that offers new insights into the growth and development of New York City and the relationship among consumption, waste, and disposal.
The landfill and the park now being constructed atop it are-like Melosi's fine book-important reminders that we cannot
entirely forget or be free of what we discard.