Summary
After cleaning, they planted a Miyawaki forest on about 5‑7 acres.
Around 60,000 native trees and bamboo were put in the ground.
The forest will help the soil, capture carbon and give homes to animals.
Key Points
4 points1
62,000 metric tonnes of old waste were processed.
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22 acres of land are now safe for new uses.
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Miyawaki method creates a dense forest in just a few years.
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The project shows how cities can turn waste sites into green spaces.
New Words to Learn
5 wordslandfill
a place where a lot of trash is piled up
Miyawaki
a way of planting many local trees close together so they grow fast
saplings
young small trees
carbon
a gas that can make the Earth warmer, which trees can take from the air
biodiversity
different kinds of plants and animals living in the same place
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