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landfill

[land-fil] / ˈlændˌfɪl /


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Staff at a Fife landfill site had to climb a locked gate to escape a major blaze, a union has claimed.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Guillermo Deferrari, of Ushuaia's scientific research center, downplayed the landfill theory, explaining that the colilargo is herbivore and lives off seeds and fruit found in forested ecosystems, not in dumps, where the common rat feeds.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

The liberty cities model of fewer regulations, however, has also brought with it the challenge of dealing with a landfill that moved in just outside the tiny city’s boundaries.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

Instead of sending it to the landfill, I repurposed the fabric into stuff sacks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

As I waited, I saw Ali Shekari, who was trying to fix a bicycle he had found in the landfill behind Hotel Barba, under the mountains of trash.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri




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