middens

noun

plural of midden
1
as in dustbins

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as in soils

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  1. landfills
  2. droppings
  3. manures
Noun
  • Food waste is a huge source of methane in Michigan landfills, estimates say, and accounts for millions of metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions in the state.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Carbon Mapper doesn’t have similar numbers for landfills because methods to calculate the impacts of repairs are still being developed.
    — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of landfills
Noun
  • Sacramento County Health Inspectors gave a red placard to a local Vietnamese restaurant after finding approximately 330 rodent droppings throughout the facility including in the front cabinets and under the register.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • As wildlife biologist Christina Aiello searches for droppings of bighorn sheep, which are relatively abundant, the dog duo from Rogue Detection Teams will sniff out harder-to-find bobcat and mountain lion scat.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of droppings
Noun
  • Even manures, unless composted,can contain ready-to-sprout seeds.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Use of animal manures and human waste to boost crops goes back even further in time.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
Definition of manures
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