The Department of the Interior is repurposing soil from the construction site of the new White House ballroom and transporting it to be used on federal lands across Washington, D.C.

Construction workers began tearing down the East Wing of the White House on Monday, breaking ground on President Donald Trump’s $300 million renovation to create a grand ballroom. As construction crews break into the grounds, the Interior Department has begun to recycle the excess dirt.

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