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Fiji has more than 330 islands, one sanitary landfill, and two municipal dumps.—
By Aryn Baker/Lautoka, Fiji ,
TIME,
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Other materials might need to be sent to a hazardous waste landfill that has double the plastic lining in place as a typical sanitary landfill in order to protect groundwater from anything that might otherwise leach into it.—
Justine Calma,
The Verge,
3 Feb. 2024
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There’s that churro bread pudding, the one with a junkyard origin story that breaks down the churros and then reforms them into a dense and perfect block as powerful as an Avengers movie prop.—
Mike Sutter,
San Antonio Express-News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Darwin is an octopus who’s minding his own business when he’s suddenly ripped out of the ocean and thrown into a junkyard.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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And CDs are in the dustbin of history.—
Marc Silver,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2026
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The Shark Stratos is designed for true hands free maintenance, featuring a NeverTouch Base that handles everything from emptying the dustbin to washing and drying the mop pads.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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The production composted food waste, did not use plastic water bottles and other single-use items, recycled pieces of set for local schools or families instead of sending them to landfill, and ran a can-recycling program.—
MIchelle Duff,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Apr. 2026
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The site also had storage facilities, powerhouses, landfills, burning grounds and waste treatment facilities.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
27 Apr. 2026
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Now, researchers plan to extend their investigations to nearby early settlement sites to determine if Culasawani is a midden or muddle.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Apr. 2026
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Remnants of shell middens (high mounds of shells accumulated from long term group settlement) can still be found within the reserve.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Dustheap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dustheap. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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