Residents were allegedly kept in the dark about large-scale landfill disposal, leading to protests.

At the beginning of the 'Meiji' era, it was reclaimed by a large-scale landfill.

The South End was one of many large-scale landfill projects in Boston to create new residential districts.

The types of projects that could be affected include large-scale landfills, coal-fired power plants and coal mines that give off methane.

But it was decades before the rag and bone man was driven out by dustbins and large-scale landfill sites, the latter seen as a logical use for empty quarries.

"Large-scale landfill expansions, such as the CWS proposal, should trigger the fullest and most rigorous scrutiny possible under the Environmental Assessment Act," said Richard Lindgren, an environmental lawyer who represents the local residents.