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landfill

[land-fil] / ˈlændˌfɪl /


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But opposition parties said illegal dumps were a small part of a much bigger issue with smaller scale fly-tipping and landfill all posing big problems for communities.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Bonus: Giving away unwanted stuff directly to neighbors made me feel better than sending it to a landfill.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

More than 30 people have been detained overall in connection with fires allegedly caused either deliberately or by negligence, including the mayor of the tourist island of Paros over a landfill fire last week.

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

Ultimately it’s better for the environment if clothes get a new life through a preloved section, rather than piling up in a landfill.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

There is not a dump or landfill to take our trash to and so we separate it— organic, inorganic—and deal with it ourselves.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

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

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

Apart from that, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry will evaluate 390 landfills across Indonesia in early August 2026.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

Early results suggest the approach could provide a practical new destination for plastics that might otherwise end up in landfills or the ocean.

From Science Daily Jun. 28, 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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