rubbish
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The planned changes form part of the government's waste crime action plan, which includes a wide range of crackdowns on waste criminality, including rubbish left on streets and large illegal waste sites.
From BBC • May 18, 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
Under Ceaușescu “the clothes shops looked like rubbish dumps,” the clothes themselves smelling of “mud” and “axle grease.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
Ford said his volunteer group, which collects rubbish weekly in the Pontypool area, had collected almost 14,000 bags of litter since 2018 - including more than 650 since the start of this year.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
It lay at the outskirts of the town, on low ground, like a rubbish dump, and as I walked up and down the gravel paths, I could smell the stagnant salt marshes in the distance.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
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