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
The project would manage waste generated in Fiji, reduce landfill and support the country's energy needs, he said.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
She hoped this meant it was "making a dent" in the amount of food that ended up in landfill.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 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
Cities built near major bodies of water often create new land by dumping soil and rubble, called landfill, into bays and ocean inlets.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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East Asia - Middle School
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