landfill
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Multiple residents told AFP the smoke from the landfill, which stopped receiving trash last August, only gets thicker at night.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
"By diverting waste from landfill where it would otherwise produce methane, a significantly more potent greenhouse gas and reducing reliance on fossil fuel-based energy sources, energy-from-waste can contribute to broader lifecycle emissions benefits," he said.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
This reduces the amount of waste rotting in landfill and releasing greenhouse gases.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
In 1982, Agnes Denes planted 2 acres of wheat seed into a thin layer of topsoil she’d spread over lower Manhattan’s Battery Park landfill.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 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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East Asia - Middle School
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