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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

The Marana landfill is likely a preview of the future of operating machinery in dusty and hazardous conditions, reports Bob Tita.

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 acknowledged a need for "sufficient strategic landfill capacity" to be available during the transition process while some materials cannot yet be recycled or reused.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Another pair of students did a big project where they helped recycle athletic shoes to keep them out of the landfill.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

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

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

And California recently enacted a law requiring retailers to manage how clothing waste is disposed of, in a bid to keep clothes from further bloating landfills.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

The county is also taking steps to expand access to landfills beyond normal operating hours to allow Lineage to remove noxious debris around the clock.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 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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