MAKING A MUSEUM: Materializing Regimes of Value with the NYC Department of Sanitation

"Recycling in Israel, Not Just Trash, but the Whole Dump"

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/24/world/middleeast/24dump.html

Reading this article brought me back to our conversations about future of Fresh Kills (once it is closed for good). This article addresses what will come of the Tel Aviv area’s landfill. Not only is the land slated to become an "urban wilderness” with expanses for recreation, but will also feature a educational "Theme-Park for Recycling."

Given our recent discussions about the nature of recycling, might this choice eventually "date" this site? Recreation areas are fairly timeless- and much desired in dense metropolis- but is it a risky move to dedicate money and land to a "movement" that continues to grow and change?

Or is the idea of creating an “International destination” from re-used materials more about the potential "new life" of objects in an artistic sense rather than recycling as an economic enterprise? The image of the bottle archway makes me think it is about the aesthetics of re-use rather than the larger "global concern" surrounding recycling. Thoughts?