dumping

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Meanwhile in a statement Fermanagh and Omagh Council said such dumping incidents could have "detrimental impacts on our natural environment and biodiversity and increases the risk of water pollution".

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Thompson said illegal dumping had been ongoing in the area for years, but that activity had increased recently.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

“This stretch is a common dumping ground,” she told me, eyes hidden behind sunglasses under a floppy sun hat.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Investors are dumping Netflix’s shares after Chairman and co-founder Reed Hastings said he would leave the board.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

As for the Delaware, it was a handy dumping ground for anything and everything—household and human waste, manufacturing rubbish, and debris from the hundreds of ships that visited the city every year.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy