Money quarry
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Money quarry
Image: © John Illingworth Taken: 7 Feb 2007
Arthington quarry. This is run by Nutramulch who produce composts from such things as shredded banknotes, wood waste and "tannery effluent sludges". The results are sold to Yorkshire farmers who recognize that where there's brass, there's muck.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.888076
Longitude
-1.593586