landfill
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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
"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
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
The food for the larder is donated by the charity FareShare, which redistributes surplus food and diverts it away from landfill.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
In Chiba City, where parkland had been created on landfill dumped into Tokyo Bay, the sidewalks rippled like fabric.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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East Asia - Middle School
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