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.
The musical moves the action from a junkyard to the fashion and dance-forward world of ballroom culture — the underground cultural movement born in New York that for decades has created a safe space for self-expression particularly among the Black and Latino LGBTQ+ community.
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Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Apr. 2026
More than two dozen dogs were rescued from a junkyard in Westmoreland County.
The Shark Stratos is designed for true hands free maintenance, featuring a NeverTouch Base that handles everything from emptying the dustbin to washing and drying the mop pads.
Waste Management held a competitive advantage in owning landfills, and from there, the company pursued consolidating numerous trash haulers.
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Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a significant source of airborne microplastics and nanoplastics, but there are many other places where tiny plastic particles can be whipped up into the skies, including from landfills, roadside litter and car tires.
Two months after state officials announced plans to shutter a local transfer station in Torrington, Senate lawmakers on Tuesday voted to advance legislation aimed at keeping the facility operating and under public control.
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John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
29 Apr. 2026
The Gateway station was designed to serve as both a research platform and a transfer station that astronauts would use to board the moon landers before descending to the lunar surface, Reuters reported.
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