landfill
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The agency gets the images within 48 hours, then sends out notices to landfill and oil and gas operators when methane is seen escaping.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The next big leap for autonomous tech is happening at your local landfill.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
"Is it possible he went in the back of a bin and ended up in the landfill? Because of Biffa, we will never know what happened to Corrie and that upsets me."
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
The ban on sending black bag waste to landfill was designed to encourage more recycling, with the residual waste being sent instead to incinerators where it is burned to create electricity.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
But when an earthquake shakes landfill, it can spell trouble, especially when the surrounding soil is sandy.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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That could help ease a shortage of equipment operators at landfills and other job sites struggling to fill positions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
The remainder of planet-warming gases are released by smaller fossil fuel companies, livestock agriculture, deforestation, landfills and other activities, according to the study.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Most of that gets shipped to landfills outside the city, costing taxpayers around $500 million every year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
The county is also taking steps to expand access to landfills beyond normal operating hours to allow Lineage to remove noxious debris around the clock.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
During this period, plastic increasingly filled landfills and oceans while its production—up to 8 million tons annually by 2020—contributed to air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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