Bingham Park Landfill Study

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Across North Carolina there are over 2,500 environmental hazard sites including chemical spills, disposal sites, and buried landfills. Disproportionately the 656 sites of pre-regulatory landfills buried throughout the state are found in neighborhoods of color.

This project examines the health impacts of a buried landfill in the Cottage Grove neighborhood of Greensboro, NC and the process for addressing the legacy of environmental injustices. The project engages the Cottage Grove community to document the impact of the buried waste on neighborhood residents. It also works to empower residents and raise environmental awareness with the goal of remediating the park and making it once again a safe and usable social and recreational greenspace.

Meeting Minutes, Presentations, & Documents:

• Bingham Park Community Meeting Agenda for 12-10-21
• 11-12-21 Bingham Park Community Meeting Agenda
• Bingham Park Meeting Minutes 10-29-2021
• Mini-Guide to Bingham Park Clean-Up Options
• Bingham Park Trifold Brochure
• Bingham Park Bifold History
• Geospatial and Statistical Analysis of Statewide Landfills
• Maps and Information on Hampton and Bingham Park
• Bingham Park Meeting DEQ Slides rc 19 feb
• Bingham Park 2010 Site Summary Report

Media Coverage:

• Researchers, advocates working to remove contamination (2021)
• In a Greensboro community, a city park sits atop a toxic landfill (2020)
• UNCG and Cone Health get national support for Bingham Park project (2020)
• Bingham Park sitting on contaminated soil (2015)
• Bingham Park soil tested for contamination (2010)