landfill
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The 639-acre landfill opened in 1972 and stopped accepting waste on Jan. 1, 2025, according to Chiquita Canyon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Environmental Protection Agency notes that a landfill temperature of 131 degrees Fahrenheit or above may indicate that a SET event is occurring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Attorneys for Downtown LA Law Group said in court Thursday that the firm plans to drop out of litigation over the Chiquita Canyon landfill amid allegations of misconduct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
But this has not happened quickly enough to meet a landfill ban which was due to come in at the start of the year.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
I roll my eyes and turn to go rip apart my room looking for a sheet of paper that’s probably already in a landfill somewhere.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
Satellites and AI are also used to spot greenhouse gas emissions from individual facilities such as oil and gas sites, mines or landfills.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Those complications mean large quantities of PVC ultimately end up in landfills.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 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
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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