landfill
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Additional emissions can also occur when older equipment, materials, and landfill waste release chemicals that were manufactured years ago.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026
Traditionally they would be burned or buried in landfill but Project Re:Claim is trying to change that.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
Pitcher said the EA had given the landfill operator until 10 November to resolve the issue.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
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
All of the trash was carted to the lake and dumped; not only was Chicago swept clean of the fire, but a large landfill was created in the process.
From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy
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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
The company said landfills, where operations are typically predictable and monotonous, are ideal for automated equipment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Food waste has been hauled to at least four landfills, including Simi Valley Landfill and Recycling Center in Ventura County and El Sobrante Landfill in Riverside County.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 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
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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