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landfill

[land-fil] / ˈlændˌfɪl /


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Attorneys for the owners of the landfill, which stopped accepting trash last year, claimed this spring in the litigation that the lawsuits may be tainted by fraud.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

A firm spokesperson denied soliciting clients and said it was Orchid who had tried to use Henderson to illegally gather plaintiffs in the landfill cases.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

At the time, the neighboring Chiquita Canyon landfill had never smelled worse.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

The fire at Jatiwaringin landfill, Wahyu added, should serve as a stark warning to the central government that this crisis cannot be resolved with emergency responses or superficial solutions.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

Tam Lin said their resting places were impossible to distinguish from landfill.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

Apart from that, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry will evaluate 390 landfills across Indonesia in early August 2026.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

"By reusing plastic waste that is already in Hawaii, we can reduce the environmental and economic impacts of transporting waste plastics from the islands, incinerating it or dumping it in Hawaii's overflowing landfills."

From Science Daily Jun. 28, 2026

Public trust in recycling is low; less than one-third of household recyclables are collected, with 37 million tons ending in landfills.

From Barron's Jun. 17, 2026

Also included are the sites of underground gas storage facilities, refineries, fuel terminals, legacy pollution sites, active industrial sites, landfills, dumps and recycling centers.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 6, 2026

Lou Volpe’s classroom, far from the main entrance, is furnished with old couches and living room chairs, donated stuff that otherwise might have gone to Goodwill or landfills.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove




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