landfill
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A fire at a landfill site in Fife has continued into a fifth day with three fire crews and specialist appliances still working to extinguish the flames.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
From afar, Chile's Tiltil landfill almost resembles just another mountain, but the growing rubbish pile has created a daily nightmare of odors, flies and health concerns for residents nearby.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
One theory suggests a passenger may have been infected at a landfill site on the outskirts of Ushuaia, where tourists often visit to watch birds and where waste attracts rats and mice.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
Difficult-to-sort contaminated single-stream recycling can end up in a landfill.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
Their headstones and tombs were trucked away for landfill.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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East Asia - Middle School
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