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.
With the right source and process for amines, carbon-capture material could be entirely produced from the flood of plastics going into landfills.
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ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 June 2026
On April 9, the EPA announced proposals to amend federal regulations focused on the disposal of coal ash in landfills and surface impoundments, according to the agency.
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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