1.0614/655 Domestic rubbish being compacted on landfill site, Calvert, Bucks.

Seagulls gather to feed on domestic rubbish on landfill site, Calvert, Bucks. Disused clay workings for brickmaking are reused to accept a range of industrial and domestic waste which arrives by road and rail. When the pits are filled they are covered with a clay top layer and grassed over. Methane from the decomposition is used to generate electricity for the National Grid.