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landfill

[land-fil] / ˈlændˌfɪl /


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The state is also seeking preliminary and permanent injunctions and other orders to prevent the landfill operator from violating the waste control laws.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

But the state alleges in the lawsuit that an uncontrolled subsurface elevated temperature, or SET, has rapidly expanded within the landfill since May 2022.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

The growing garbage fire has warped a landfill hillside, which could potentially trigger and avalanche of garbage and leachate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

She said the idea developed partly in response to the cost of living crisis and concerns about clothing going to landfill.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Cities built near major bodies of water often create new land by dumping soil and rubble, called landfill, into bays and ocean inlets.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

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

The company said landfills, where operations are typically predictable and monotonous, are ideal for automated equipment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 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

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

During this period, plastic increasingly filled landfills and oceans while its production—up to 8 million tons annually by 2020—contributed to air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly


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