CBC Newfoundland & Labrador2d ago
Garbage fire at Robin Hood Bay landfill in St. John's squashed by bulldozers, fire crews
Crews were called to a garbage fire Monday evening at the Robin Hood Bay landfill on White Hills Road, says Fire Capt. Robert Hiscock.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/robin-hood-bay-landfill-fire-9.7212099?cmp=rss
JanetMay 22

This is still a big issue round here. They have reopened the roads but the fire still burns and we are supposed to ‘limit our time outdoors’ which is a fairly ridiculous instruction given that we need to water and feed poultry etc… pollution levels are under the danger average but some spikes have greatly exceeded safe limits.
#Fire #Landfill #Recycling

https://news.stv.tv/north/limit-time-outdoors-residents-issued-warning-one-week-on-from-ladybank-landfill-site-fire

'Limit time outdoors': Warning for residents one week on from landfill site fire

Fire crews said operations are expected to continue for some time after battling the 'deep-seated' blaze at the landfill site

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JanetMay 18

Wind has swung round to the south and the air is full of the smell of burning plastic.
#Landfill
#Ladybank
#Fife

(Apologies in advance that you need to accept cookies to read this free - I am a member of OnFife libraries so have a free pass to all the big newspapers).
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26113919.fife-latest-update-ladybank-fire-near-a92-cupar/

JanetMay 15
So this is still happening, day 3. Roads are still closed and the smoke seems to have lessened but it’s still burning. This photo doing the internet rounds from day 2 shows the extent of the fire.
#Landfill #Recycling #Fife
JanetMay 13
So this is still happening. We could see the toxic smoke billowing out from a vantage point on our dog walk today (we are upwind). Raining too which is good for reducing the heat but bad for bringing down particulates.
#Landfill #Recycling #Fife
Waste BadgerMay 8
Hantavirus outbreak due to 'couple's birdwatching trip to #Landfill site' https://uk.news.yahoo.com/hantavirus-outbreak-due-couples-birdwatching-161701308.html
Rather a tenuous connection to waste (landfill), but interesting and topical 😉
FllicsMay 5

Chile landfill tops UN global list for methane emissions

A landfill on the outskirts of Santiago, Chile, is one of the world's largest sources of climate-warming methane gas, according to a UN study, which estimated the trash heap produces emissions equivalent to those from nearly 2 million cars driven annually. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #globalwarming #methane #methanegas #chile #landfill Read the story here: 👉 Subscribe: Keep up with the latest news from around the…

https://fllics.com/en/video/chile-landfill-tops-un-global-list-for-methane-emissions/

Chile landfill tops UN global list for methane emissions

A landfill on the outskirts of Santiago, Chile, is one of the world's largest sources of climate-warming methane gas, according to a UN study, which estimated the trash heap produces emissions equivalent to those from nearly 2 million cars driven annually. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #globalwarming #

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FllicsMay 4

‘Trash everywhere’: Bali’s largest landfill sinks

As Bali moves to shut down Suwung landfill, the largest on the island, communities are being forced to change how they deal with rubbish. #Bali #Landfill #Garbage #trash #environment #News #Reuters #Newsfeed 👉 Subscribe: Keep up with the latest news from around the world: Follow Reuters on Facebook: Follow Reuters on X: Follow Reuters on Instagram:

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'Trash everywhere': Bali’s largest landfill sinks

As Bali moves to shut down Suwung landfill, the largest on the island, communities are being forced to change how they deal with rubbish. #Bali #Landfill #Garbage #trash #environment #News #Reuters #Newsfeed 👉 Subscribe: https://reut.rs/4b8fRGn Keep up with the latest news from around the world:

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Whiskers 🇦🇺May 1
We’re getting something right in #resourcerecovery
Today I loaded up a carload of unwanted household items, car batteries, #ewaste and old paint tins. In half an hour I had offloaded almost all of it at #Vinnies and the local #recycling centre, relishing the space released at home and the knowledge that most of it will be used again. No fee. No mining. No #landfill 😊
CBC NorthApr 26
What happens to e-waste in Iqaluit? How one program is diverting laptops from landfills
A computer distribution program says it’s seeing a big increase in the number of laptops being donated and refurbished to students across Nunavut to help keep them out of landfills.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/how-e-waste-in-iqaluit-divert-from-landfills-9.7176721?cmp=rss