landfill

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"Ultimately, our top priority is to reduce our trash and extend the life of the landfill," Shibushi environment official Kenichi Matsunaga told AFP.

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

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

When they aren’t thieving, bald eagles also scavenge from roadkill or help themselves to free food found in human garbage or at the town landfill.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

They are ushered into waiting taxis and down VIP Road, past a colossal landfill and into the heart of North Calcutta.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri