The rubbish in modern landfills does not rot.

现代垃圾填埋场里的垃圾不会腐烂。

The map shows the position of the new landfills.

这张地图上标有新的废物填埋场的位置。

Landfills have a large part of it.

垃圾填埋场占了很大一部分。

They shouldn't go into regular landfills.

它们不应该进入常规的垃圾填埋场。

Regular garbage goes to regular landfills.

一般的垃圾会被送到一般的垃圾填埋场。

Because few could figure out what to do with the plastic, much of it wound up buried in landfills.

因为很少有人能想出如何处理塑料，大部分塑料最终被掩埋在垃圾填埋场。

But because few could figure out what to do with the plastic, much of it wound up buried in landfills.

但是因为很少有人能想出如何处理塑料，大部分塑料最终被掩埋在垃圾填埋场。

Therefore, the methane now emitted from open landfills should instead be burned to produce electricity.

因此，现在从露天垃圾填埋场排放的甲烷应该被用来发电。

Recycling lowers the amount of waste put into landfills, therefore, less money is spent for garbage disposal.

回收减少了垃圾填埋场的垃圾量，因此垃圾处理的花费就少了。

Landfills are places to dump waste, but they are unpopular because they can pollute the soil used to cover them.

垃圾填埋场用于倾倒垃圾。但因为覆盖在垃圾上的土壤会受到污染，所以垃圾填埋场的使用并不广泛。

Because of the high cost of disposing of these things in landfills, many city governments now have recycling programs.

由于在垃圾填埋场处理这些东西的成本较高，许多市政府现在都有回收计划。

Massive rubbish dumps and sprawling landfills constitute one of the more uncomfortable impacts that humans have on wildlife.

巨大的垃圾堆和杂乱无章的垃圾填埋场，是人类对野生动物造成的最不适的影响之一。

One important thing the students have learned from studying the garbage is that the garbage in landfills disappears very slowly.

学生们从研究垃圾中学到的一件重要的事情是，垃圾填埋场的垃圾消失得很慢。

According to Fiona Qian, the firm's deputy manager, the high cost of doing this means some refineries are still dumping toxic waste in landfills.

根据该公司副总经理 Fiona Qian 的说法，这种做法成本高说明一些炼油厂仍然在往垃圾掩埋场排放有毒废物。

All the millions of tons of waste that go into landfills started as an old pair of slippers, a broken TV set, or a used magazine that came from somebody's house—maybe yours!

进入垃圾填埋场的垃圾总共有数百万吨，都是从一双旧拖鞋、一台坏电视机，或者是一本从别人家里（也许是你的家里）扔出来的旧杂志开始积攒的。

All the millions of tons of waste that go into landfills started as an old pair of slippers, a broken TV set, or a used magazine that came from somebody's house, maybe yours.

所有进入垃圾填埋场的数百万吨垃圾，都是从一双旧拖鞋、一台坏了的电视机，或者是一本从别人家里（也许是你的）拿出来的旧杂志开始的。

These communities are now turning to recycling as a cheaper alternative to landfills.

这些社区现正开始用回收这种较为廉价的方法替代废物填埋法。

During the winter months, great flocks of gulls gather at landfills and sewage outfalls.

冬季时大群大群的海鸥会聚集在垃圾场和排污口。

These include: Landfills—Recycling materials means less rubbish and saves space in landfills.

这些包括：垃圾填埋场——回收材料意味着垃圾更少，节省了填埋场的空间。

Items are kept rather than thrown away, meaning less rubbish in landfills.

物品被保留起来而不是被扔掉，这意味着垃圾填埋场的垃圾更少了。

Used paper is no longer useful and becomes rubbish, and even goes to landfills.

纸被用过以后就没用了，就变成了垃圾，甚至被送到垃圾填埋场。

A great deal of wastepaper ends up in rubbish and even landfills, where it can produce harmful gases.

大量的废纸最终被丢进垃圾堆，甚至废物填埋场，在那里会产生有害气体。

Paper in landfills causes the release of methane, a gas that is an important factor in climate change all around the world.

垃圾填埋场的废纸会释放甲烷，甲烷是导致全球气候变化的一个重要因素。

After the masks are thrown into the bins, rubbish trucks empty the bins and take the rubbish to landfills (垃圾场).

口罩扔进垃圾箱后，垃圾车会将垃圾箱清空，并把垃圾运至填埋场。

Half of everything that we put into landfills could be recycled instead.

我们扔进垃圾填埋场的东西，反而有一半可以被回收利用。

Almost half of that winds up in landfills，and up to 12 million tons pollute the oceans.

其中近一半垃圾被填埋，多达1200万吨对海洋造成了污染。

Berry agrees and hopes her team's findings might one day help to break down plastics in landfills.

贝里对此表示同意，并希望她团队的研究结果有朝一日能帮助分解垃圾填埋场中的塑料。

Flack said it was too early to know whether the benefits of plentiful food outweighed the risks of feeding on landfills.

弗莱克说，现在要判断食物充足的好处是否大于食用垃圾填埋场的风险还为时过早。

Local landfills are expected to be full within 10 years.

预期本港堆填区将于十年内填满。