landfill

The redevelopment of Camp Schwab includes new buildings and lengthening the runway, an engineering challenge that requires plunging thousands of pylons and tons of landfill into the soft seabed at Oura Bay.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Solar energy provided 6%, landfill gas provided 1%, and hydro/tidal generation provided 1%.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

The notice of violation issued by the Ventura County Air Pollution Control District requires the landfill to “return to operating in a manner that does not cause a public nuisance.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

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

Tam Lin said their resting places were impossible to distinguish from landfill.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

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

About 79% is sent to landfills, while another 12% is burned, a practice that releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026

Plastic materials that can’t be recycled are typically sent to landfills or sometimes illegally shipped overseas, where they are burned or end up in landfills, rivers and waterways.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

Major fires occurred at a number of landfills throughout 2023.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

Lou Volpe’s classroom, far from the main entrance, is furnished with old couches and living room chairs, donated stuff that otherwise might have gone to Goodwill or landfills.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove