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landfill

[land-fil] / ˈlændˌfɪl /


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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

The owner of a former illegal landfill site in east London which repeatedly catches fire has refused permission for the local council to implement its own temporary solution.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Now, the landfill site will stay open for another four decades.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 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

And it will keep them from clogging the landfill.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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