landfill
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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
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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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