Perungudi landfill, one of Chennai’s two burial grounds for solid municipal waste, has been in the headlines lately for more than just its foul stench. The Greater Chennai Corporation is reclaiming this land, or part of it, by removing the heaps of trash that have accumulated here for decades. It is now going through the cycle of rebirth, coming out on the other end as furniture, usable sand, road medians, plastic boards, storage pallets, and even alternate fuel.

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