landfill
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What can the beat-up, worn-out records at your local thrift store do to dodge a landfill and keep the Earth spinning?
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
When old records make it to a landfill, they’re not only likely to outlive the site, but can also leach plasticizers, a Keele University report found.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Environmentalists point out that a large share of second-hand clothing sent to developing countries is of such low quality that it ends up going straight to landfill.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
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
A hundred rats had chased him farther into the landfill, to where human machines screamed and scraped in the trash heaps.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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East Asia - Middle School
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