Britannia landfill, now BraeBen Golf Course, and previously Britannia Hills Golf Course, was a garbage dump located in the city of
Mississauga and later transformed into a golf course. The site is located on Terry Fox Way south of Britannia Road West.
Opened in 1980 by
Peel Region, the site took garbage from Peel and
Metro Toronto
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. It closed in 2002 and was used to create a 27-hole golf course.
The City of Mississauga has a 99-year lease on the facility. Gases from the dump are to be used to generate electricity.
Other Greater Toronto Area landfills include:
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Beare Road Landfill in
Toronto
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,
Ontario
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Keele Valley Landfill in
Vaughan, Ontario
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Brock Road Landfills in
Pickering, Ontario
References
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Landfills in Canada
History of Mississauga