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landfill

[land-fil] / ˈlændˌfɪl /


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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

Caterpillar’s newest landfill machinery doesn’t need a human in the operator’s cab.

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

She added: "That makes all these problems much easier to solve. It reduces the expense for households, it makes it easier to meet the landfill ban and it reduces the need for incineration."

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

In the last two centuries, people have literally carted away many of its buildings, using the stones for churches, homes, bridges, public buildings, and even landfill.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Daimler Truck’s North America business has tested on-highway trucks for the U.S. market, while Caterpillar’s autonomous and remote-controlled bulldozers are already in use at some landfills.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Those complications mean large quantities of PVC ultimately end up in landfills.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 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

He said the company was spending $1 million a day to get rid of the food, haul it to landfills and tamp down odors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

She reminded him that parts of the city had been built on landfills containing arsenic, lead, mercury, barium, and other carcinogens.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers




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