Kin-Buc Landfill, Edison

Name: Kin-Buc Landfill
Address: Edison, United States

#13 among attractions in Edison

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Facts and practical information

The Kin-Buc Landfill is a 220-acre Superfund site located in Edison, New Jersey where 70 million US gallons of liquid toxic waste and 1 million tons of solid waste were dumped. It was active from the late 1940s to 1976. It was ordered closed in 1977. Cleanup operations have been underway to address environmental issues with contamination from 1980s through to 2000s. This site was one of the largest superfund sites in New Jersey having taken in around 90 million US gallons. The site is heavily contaminated with PCBs, which leaked into Edmonds Creek, a tributary of the Raritan River. ()

Coordinates: 40°29'9"N, 74°22'48"W

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PiscatawaytownEdison United States

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Kin-Buc Landfill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rutgers Gardens, Voorhees Chapel, Mary Ellis grave, Donald and Morris Goodkind Bridges.

2.3 miW
Botanical garden, Park
Rutgers Gardens, New Brunswick
59 min walk • Rutgers Gardens is the official botanic garden of Rutgers University, located on the outskirts of Cook Campus, at 112 Ryders Lane, North Brunswick, New Jersey.
2.9 miW
Church, Georgian architecture
Voorhees Chapel, New Brunswick
75 min walk • Voorhees Chapel is one of two chapels on the campus of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Built in 1925 with a donation from Elizabeth Rodman Voorhees, wife of Rutgers trustee Ralph Voorhees, the chapel once served the community of Douglass College.
1.9 miW
Cemetery
Mary Ellis grave, New Brunswick
50 min walk • The Mary Ellis grave is a grave located behind an AMC Theatre on U.S. Route 1 in New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The granite gravestone is located on a 7-foot high stonework pyramid in the back parking lot. Seven relatives are also buried and marked on the grave itself.
1.8 miW
Bridge
Donald and Morris Goodkind Bridges, New Brunswick
46 min walk • The Donald and Morris Goodkind Bridges are a pair of bridges on U.S. Route 1 in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The bridges cross the Raritan River, connecting Edison on the north bank with New Brunswick on the south.
0.9 miW
Bridge
Basilone Memorial Bridge, New Brunswick
23 min walk • The Basilone Memorial Bridge is a bridge on the New Jersey Turnpike in the U.S. state of New Jersey spanning the Raritan River. The bridge connects Edison on the north with New Brunswick on the south.
3 miW
Park, Baseball field
Elmer B. Boyd Park, New Brunswick
78 min walk • Elmer B. Boyd Memorial Park is a 20-acre municipal park running along the Raritan River in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Named after a news publisher, the park was rehabilitated and reopened in 1999 at a cost of $11 million.
3.1 miW
Bridge
Albany Street Bridge, New Brunswick
81 min walk • The Albany Street Bridge is a bridge that carries Route 27 in the U.S. state of New Jersey spanning the Raritan River. The bridge connects Highland Park on the east with New Brunswick on the west.
2.6 miNW
Church
Stelton Baptist Church, Edison
66 min walk • The Stelton Baptist Church is in the Stelton section of Edison, New Jersey. It is the second oldest Baptist Church in New Jersey and the tenth oldest in the United States.
2.9 miW
Church
Reformed Church of Highland Park, Highland Park
74 min walk • The Reformed Church of Highland Park is a Reformed Church in America church and congregation in Highland Park, New Jersey.
2.1 miW
Greek Revival architecture
Thomas I. Agnew House, New Brunswick
54 min walk • The Thomas I. Agnew House is a historic home in New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 13, 1982, for its significance in architecture.
2.9 miNE
Neighbourhood
Bonhamtown, Edison
73 min walk • Bonhamtown is a section of Edison Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The area was named after Nicholas Bonham, a freeholder from the 17th century.