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kitchen midden

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Definition of kitchen midden

as in sanitary landfill

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The law banned putting yard waste — roughly one-fifth of municipal wastes — in sanitary landfills in 1990 and obliged local governments to recycle.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Fiji has more than 330 islands, one sanitary landfill, and two municipal dumps.

— By Aryn Baker/Lautoka, Fiji , TIME, 3 July 2024

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With the rising number of launches, the orbit is slowly turning into a junkyard.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
Where models driven for 100,000 miles would have been considered junkyard fodder back in the 1960s and ‘70s, contemporary models can run for 200,000 or more miles if properly maintained.

— Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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While Betamax was considered the superior technology, it’s been relegated to the dustbin of history.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 July 2026
Once a week or more often, turn the device over to check it, paying attention to the opening that leads from the roller compartment to the dustbin compartment to make sure there’s no dirt or debris lodged there.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 20 July 2026

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At full utilization, the site is expected to process as much as 300 metric tons of mixed municipal waste per day and divert 80 percent of the city’s waste from landfill.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
Approximately 65% of plastic gets used for less than a month, yet will take anywhere from a century to a millennium to biodegrade, while approximately 80% of plastic lies in landfills or open spaces.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Sep. 2026

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The Granada cemetery and midden, a discard mound, extended to some 25 acres originally.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
But this is the first time archaeologists have actually unearthed a midden with evidence that people added to it regularly for so many generations.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026

Definition of midden

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Department of Public Works officials said the fire did not cause structural damage to the transfer station but the facility remains without power.

— Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Recology’s new South Bay transfer station in North San Jose is now open, offering city and county residents another option to drop off bulky items, yard waste, demolition debris and trash, the company announced Wednesday.

— Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

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