“It’s not just a pile of trash”: Plastic Ocean Project checks on trees planted at New Hanover Co. Landfill

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – The Plastic Ocean Project (POP) visited the New Hanover County Landfill to measure the trees they planted five years ago.

The location used to be an uncapped landfill site with debris from Hurricane Fran. After Hurricane Florence, volunteers removed trash and planted several trees on the property.

Bonnie Monteleone, the Co-Founder of POP, says it’s important to monitor the growth of the saplings they planted…

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