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No one has ever thought where the old unused New York City sub way cars are abandoned. Well, the Redbird Reef off the coast of Slaughter Beach is the dumping site of all New York City sub way cars, according to Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.

Tons and tons of old used New York City subway cars are being added to the already added up cars under the blue waters. Though environmental groups have cried fowl over dumping of cars into the ocean bed, it has been seen that the redbird reef had only augmented fish growth. The New York Times has quoted Artificial Reef Program manager of the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control’s Jeff Tinsman, as saying that the redbird reef was basically a luxury condominium for fish. The authorities have claimed that these artificial reefs benefited not only the environment but also businesses.

The environmental groups had opposed the dumping of Redbird cars as they have small levels of asbestos. But the state and the federal environmental officials had given the green signal for dumping cars in Delaware saying that asbestos posed a threat to humans only if it was airborne and it was not a risk for marine life.

Well, the trend of creating artificial reef is growing in the US, with more states catching on to the trend. But the only problem is that there are only a limited number of retired New York Sub way cars available. Under this situation, the states are experimenting with other available things like abandoned automobiles, refrigerators and washing machines for creating artificial reefs.

Though these can create artificial reefs, the question is whether everything should be dumped into the sea. It really can change the indigenous environment, which can bring in far reaching consequences.