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.
In the exclusive trailer above, junkyard baron Norman Henry (Mandy Patinkin) and his wife Marian (Janet McTeer) sit down to dinner for two in their country home.
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Breanne L. Heldman,
PEOPLE,
9 Oct. 2025
But what seems like a windfall quickly spirals into a chain of betrayal, junkyard standoffs and escalating violence.
Chucking them in the trash isn’t a great option, because landfills are full of old clothing.
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Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
By tackling landfill methane—one of the largest contributors to global warming—the technology represents a significant advancement in reducing emissions and promoting a circular, low-carbon energy future.
Known to be pack rats, Allegheny woodrats will store large piles of food, called middens, in their dens.
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Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
15 Oct. 2025
In East Chisenbury, sheep dominated the feast, and while the midden contained hundreds of thousands of animals, research showed they were, in contrast, locally sourced.
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Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
Once there, the bird visited a garbage and recycling transfer station run by the company Recology.
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Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 July 2025
Romero and Councilmember Lane Santa Cruz attended a public meeting in May held by the city about the South 10th project, an effort to build housing on the site of a former transfer station on South 10th Ave.
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