Fiji has more than 330 islands, one sanitary landfill, and two municipal dumps.
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By Aryn Baker/Lautoka, Fiji ,
TIME,
3 July 2024
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.
With no petrol to run dustbin trucks, rubbish is being burnt in the streets.
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The Week UK,
TheWeek,
31 May 2026
Strong suction and a rolling brush effectively scoop up dirt, crumbs, and debris from the floors before returning to the base to empty into the 3-liter dustbin.
Eco effort The hotel is marching along a path to zero-landfill waste, helped in part by reductions in single-use plastics and paper materials, plus a swift recycling program.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
The pioneering project at the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design is working to create environmentally friendly alternatives to concrete and epoxy while also reducing the waste going into landfills.
His family went without answers for five decades — until genealogy advancements allowed investigators to crack the cold case by linking human remains found at a waste transfer station in Pima County to Sipfle's family, per KVOA and KOLD.
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Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
31 May 2026
This transfer station caught fire a few years ago, smoldering for nearly two weeks and releasing toxic fumes into the air.
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