Miracle of the Mundane

Text Roy Mänttäri

Koonta-asema ulkonäkymä — Photo Timo Kiukkola

A waste collection station has been built in Kruunuvuorenranta in Helsinki. The waste from this new neighbourhood will be collected by vacuum tubes and packed tightly in containers to await transportation and final processing elsewhere.

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Published in 3 – 2018 - Natures

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