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landfill

[land-fil] / ˈlændˌfɪl /


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The Environment Agency-led clean-up operation began in June 2025 and has seen 2,500 lorry loads of waste removed from the woods by specialist contractors to a landfill site in Essex.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

The agency gets the images within 48 hours, then sends out notices to landfill and oil and gas operators when methane is seen escaping.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The next big leap for autonomous tech is happening at your local landfill.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

She acknowledged a need for "sufficient strategic landfill capacity" to be available during the transition process while some materials cannot yet be recycled or reused.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

But when an earthquake shakes landfill, it can spell trouble, especially when the surrounding soil is sandy.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Satellites and AI are also used to spot greenhouse gas emissions from individual facilities such as oil and gas sites, mines or landfills.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Remote-controlled and automated equipment could help ease a shortage of equipment operators at construction sites, landfills and other job sites struggling to fill positions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

Those complications mean large quantities of PVC ultimately end up in landfills.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026

He said the company was spending $1 million a day to get rid of the food, haul it to landfills and tamp down odors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Lou Volpe’s classroom, far from the main entrance, is furnished with old couches and living room chairs, donated stuff that otherwise might have gone to Goodwill or landfills.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove


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