Since 2018, the Prosper-Haniel coal mine in Bottrop has not been producing coal anymore. However, it has not become quiet on the site. The "Haniel Heap" is now a place for art, culture, and religion.

Lavender, pines, and conifers - at the Großes Holz dump in Bergkamen, nature lovers get their money’s worth.

Where coal was mined until 1979, today stands a pyramid: The so-called Spurwerkturm on the Brockenscheidt heap catches the eye immediately thanks to its unusual shape.

It is the perfect place for paragliders, mountain bikers, and anyone who loves to look into the distance: The Halde Norddeutschland in Neukirchen-Vluyn.

Between Herten and Recklinghausen, there is not only an artistically enhanced spoil heap, but also – attention superlative – the largest spoil heap landscape in the region.