Urban eyesore transformed into green space

The rubbish in Nangang's Fudekeng used to produce a vile stench that affected the surrounding area; fortunately, the former landfill site was transformed into a vibrant environmental restoration park. Taipei City Government also collaborated with private companies to install solar panels in the park, thereby creating Taipei Energy Hill, which by the end of 2017, had generated more than 2 million kilowatt-hours of electricity - roughly the energy consumption of 5,200 households in Taipei.

Though Fudekeng has seen a total transformation in the past 20 years, only time will tell whether the biogas, heavy metals and radiation pollutants from the former landfill have been adequately disposed of and continued monitoring is necessary to safeguard the environment and people. Thanks to lots of hard work from the government and civil society, we can all look forward to the return of plants and wildlife, like the flocks of little egrets already returning.

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曾經散發惡臭被垃圾覆蓋的南港福德坑，如今已華麗變身成一片充滿生機的環保復育公園。台北市府也結合民間企業將太陽能引入園區，打造「台北能源之丘」，106年底發電量已超過200萬度，相當於台北市5200戶的家庭用電量。

二十多年過去，「福德坑」雖然已煥然一新，但過去垃圾掩埋場中的沼氣、重金屬、及輻射污染物是否都有妥善處理，對環境和人體的安全問題也應該持續的追蹤。在政府和民間團體的努力下，將來可望看見更多鷺鷥漫步、花草欣榮的綠色轉型。

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