landfill
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Staff at a Fife landfill site had to climb a locked gate to escape a major blaze, a union has claimed.
From BBC • May 15, 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
Guillermo Deferrari, of Ushuaia's scientific research center, downplayed the landfill theory, explaining that the colilargo is herbivore and lives off seeds and fruit found in forested ecosystems, not in dumps, where the common rat feeds.
From Barron's • May 12, 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
His cubicle was a landfill of printouts, charts, and reference books.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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East Asia - Middle School
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