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Dumpdiggers in North America

My name is Rob Campbell and I write Dumpdiggers. Here you will discover that I like to research history from the ground down.

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Submitted by Roberrific on June 11, 2008 - 9:08am.

Toronto sends approximately 750,000 tonnes of garbage to a Michigan landfill site every year. That's 86 truck loads every day. Eight six truck filled to the brim with Toronto’s garbage travel 500 plus miles (round trip) each into and out of America, everyday.

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Submitted by Roberrific on September 18, 2007 - 3:43am.

Green Snowmobiles?

The highly anticipated, slightly controversial Sno-X Races echoed through the City of Kenora, Ontario, Canada on the 23rd and 24th of Feb 2007 to most residents ‘extreme’ amusement. Although this event was contained on the grounds behind the Rec Centre, the sound of sixteen high performance snowmobiles could be heard clearly throughout the entire town. The final race was conducted in good weather Sunday afternoon in front of three hundred spectators. Unfortunately there was no wind, and by the time the racers advanced to the finish line there was so much exhaust in the air that most of the audience had to rely on loud speakers to broadcast the winner’s information. After watching this vaporous event, Fuel Ghoul found advertisements for an upcoming ‘Ride for Health’ slightly ironic… How could snowmobiling ever be considered healthy?

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Submitted by Roberrific on May 29, 2007 - 9:02am.