After the September 11 , 2001 attacks , Fresh Kills was temporarily re-opened to be used as a sorting ground for roughly one third of the rubble from Ground Zero . More than 1,600 personal effects were retrieved during this time . About 1.6 million tons of material obtained from Ground Zero was taken to the landfill for sorting
September 11 , 2001 attacks
September 11 attacks
Fresh Kills Landfill