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landfill

[land-fil] / ˈlændˌfɪl /


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Orchid, 43, said the point of starting the landfill litigation was to shutter the dump and squeeze out enough money from the owners for her sick neighbors to move out of town.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

Oshea Orchid, a local lawyer, filed the first class-action lawsuit in 2023 against the operators of the county’s second-largest landfill, alleging the fumes were sickening her neighbors, causing headaches and heart palpitations.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

Attorneys for the owners of the landfill, which stopped accepting trash last year, claimed this spring in the litigation that the lawsuits may be tainted by fraud.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

Measurements from the Ministry of Environment indicate that the air quality around the landfill has reached hazardous levels, though the severity has eased in recent days.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

There is not a dump or landfill to take our trash to and so we separate it— organic, inorganic—and deal with it ourselves.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

Without waste reduction at the source, ongoing sorting, and organic waste processing that can prevent methane gas from forming, there will always be the risk of environmental disasters occurring at landfills, he said.

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

Also included are the sites of underground gas storage facilities, refineries, fuel terminals, legacy pollution sites, active industrial sites, landfills, dumps and recycling centers.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 6, 2026

It has a steady growth business with a competitive moat in scarce landfills, annuity-like revenue, and 90%-plus annual customer retention.

From Barron's May 15, 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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