junkyards

plural of junkyard

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landfills
Noun
  • Today, more than half of plastic waste ends up in landfills, and less than one-tenth is recycled globally.
    Lisa Emili, The Conversation, 16 June 2026
  • There was one in New York's Hudson River, Massachusetts' Housatonic River, and there's also cleanups in Indiana along their PCB landfills.
    Dana Taylor, USA Today, 12 June 2026
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“Junkyards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junkyards. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.

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