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Cape Town's Coastal Park Landfill is converting methane gas from waste into electricity to power over 4,300 homes as part of a R93-million investment.

The Federal Public Ministry recommends annulment of a public hearing on a waste treatment facility in Acará, Brazil, due to irregularities and disruptions during the event.

Hong Kong has successfully reused millions of cubic meters of rock from underground construction projects to create new neighborhoods and infrastructure, addressing land scarcity in the region.

A North Carolina woman has been arrested nearly 50 years after the discovery of her newborn baby, who was found dead in a trash bag at a landfill.

The Amazonas Court of Justice has ordered a new halt on the construction of a landfill in Iranduba due to suspected irregularities in the environmental licensing process.

An illegal landfill has been discovered in Babīte municipality, where officials suspect that the waste did not originate from households but rather from targeted waste management operations.

This article discusses the controversy surrounding the consignment of municipal solid waste management in South Korea's metropolitan area, revealing over 530,000 tons handled by private companies since the ban on landfill began in January.

Adif claims it removed material from the Adamuz train accident site to preserve evidence and prevent it from being discarded, despite doing so without judicial permission.

The Minhoca na Cabeça program in Florianópolis has successfully diverted nearly 996 tons of organic waste from landfills each year through promoting home composting and environmental education.

The waste management company Getliņi eko is planning to invest nearly five million euros in the construction of a new waste burial cell at the Getliņi landfill.

A public hearing in Acará regarding the establishment of a landfill was suspended due to significant unrest.

A large seizure of live tilapia in Brazil resulted in the fish being discarded in a landfill after the cargo was found in a truck containing hazardous materials.

The Amazonas Court of Justice has allowed the resumption of landfill construction in Iranduba after the company presented a viability declaration.

1.5 tons of live tilapia seized in Brazil will be discarded in a landfill due to contamination risks.

Lithuania faces serious threats from landfills situated in flood-prone areas, impacting drinking water and protected territories, as reported by a comprehensive landfill map.

After decades, fish are returning to a river that had been buried under landfill since 1969 in Iceland.

The Amazonas Court has halted the construction of a landfill in Iranduba due to irregularities found in the environmental licensing process.

Residents near Slovakia's most notorious waste dump struggle with health risks and environmental concerns.

Italian police found a box of gold bars worth 120,000 euros that was accidentally discarded by a resident in a public waste bin.

A Federal Court ordered the provisional suspension of the Kanasín landfill due to concerns it poses a risk to the aquifer supplying Mérida.

The United Nations has initiated the removal of Gaza City's largest landfill, transferring waste to a temporary site due to health and environmental concerns.

The court has mandated urgent measures to address the environmental and sanitary crisis caused by an illegal open-air landfill in Acará, northern Brazil.

The City of Barrie is using a landfill property as a temporary snow storage site due to record snowfall this winter.

A court has provisionally suspended the Kanasín Municipal Landfill due to its irregular operation posing a direct risk to the aquifer supplying the Merida Metropolitan Area, following years of neglect by authorities.

Photographer and environmentalist Mário Barilá conducted a photo shoot at the Macapá landfill to raise awareness about social and environmental issues, featuring dancers in stark contrast to the urban decay.

The article discusses the discovery of Monica Bragaia's body near a municipal transfer station in Praia Grande, São Paulo, which had been an active landfill until 2004, with no signs of violence reported.

The Public Defender's Office of Pará has requested the immediate suspension of a public hearing scheduled for February 20 regarding the environmental licensing of a Solid Waste Treatment Center in Acará, northeastern Pará, due to safety concerns.

The Institute of Environmental Protection of Amazonas (Ipaam) has canceled a R$ 10 million fine and embargo against the establishment of a new urban solid waste landfill in Manaus after a legal review found it compliant with legal instruments.

The São Paulo Court of Justice has ordered the City Hall of Caraguatatuba to pay R$ 1 million due to environmental damages caused at a waste transfer and sorting site in the Barranco Alto neighborhood.

Two life sentences were handed down nearly five decades after the murder of 18-year-old Cristina Mazzotti, whose abduction in 1975 led to her body being discovered in a landfill.

Fresh radioactive waste was discovered among landfill debris at Fortum's Loviisa nuclear power plant, prompting an assessment as an exceptional event affecting safety.

Residents of Purvciems express outrage over a garbage dump near a children's sports club, highlighting ongoing issues with waste management in the area.

Monica Bragaia, a 49-year-old woman found dead near a landfill in Praia Grande, São Paulo, had a history of police encounters but was never convicted of any crime.

The Lećevica Waste Management Center in the Split-Dalmatia County, intended as the main landfill and waste processing facility for the region, is not expected to be completed before 2028, with its construction facing significant delays and controversies.

The Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina has announced plans to challenge the construction of a radioactive waste landfill on Trgovska Gora, including initiating international disputes or arbitration against Croatia.

A landfill collapse in the Philippines has resulted in at least six fatalities and about thirty individuals reported missing, complicating rescue operations amid the risk of further collapses.

Rescue teams in Central Philippines are continuing dangerous search operations for dozens of workers buried under massive heaps of garbage following the collapse of a large landfill in Cebu City, which resulted in fatalities and widespread shock across the country.

Zagreb is undergoing a public consultation for a new waste management plan aimed at increasing recycling and reducing landfill use, with a waste management center set to start trial operations by the end of 2028.

A major rescue operation is underway in the Philippines after dozens were feared buried following the collapse of a landfill site in Cebu City, with at least one confirmed death and many still unaccounted for.

A collapse at a landfill in the Philippines has resulted in at least one death and 38 people missing, as reported by the Cebu city hall.

A landfill collapse in the Philippines has resulted in at least one death and 38 people reported missing, according to Cebu City officials.

The waste management company, Ambiental Bazul S.L., addresses public controversy over their planned non-hazardous waste treatment plant and landfill in Fuente-Álamo, Albacete.

The landfill in Phylis becomes a focal point of political weakness as the issue of waste management in Attica returns, with each new expansion seen as a mandatory yet insufficient solution.

The proposal for a 'mega landfill' in Fuente-Álamo, Albacete, has sparked significant controversy and public debate.

A report by EL PAÍS located family members of a couple executed in 1936, revealing that their burial site has disappeared.