landfill
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It tested every combination of recycling, landfill, incineration and anaerobic digestion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
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
Landfill manager David Balmer, who works with Mount Vernon's operator Patersons, said it was possible that Scotland would quickly run out of landfill space.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 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
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
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
About 79% is sent to landfills, while another 12% is burned, a practice that releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 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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