landfill
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Thirty people died in Guinea's capital Conakry on Sunday when a mound of rubbish in a landfill collapsed before dawn onto neighbouring homes following heavy rains, the government said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
"Andy Burnham needs to wake up and smell the landfill," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The $1.7-billion project included a stadium to be built on top of a former Carson landfill.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Bonus: Giving away unwanted stuff directly to neighbors made me feel better than sending it to a landfill.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
They are ushered into waiting taxis and down VIP Road, past a colossal landfill and into the heart of North Calcutta.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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
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
Major fires occurred at a number of landfills throughout 2023.
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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East Asia - Middle School
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