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refuse heap

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Noun1.refuse heap - an accumulation of refuse and discarded matterrefuse heap - an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter
dumpsite, garbage dump, rubbish dump, trash dump, waste-yard, wasteyard, dump - a piece of land where waste materials are dumped


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The other is that the refuse heaps have been compounded by the involvement of the local Mafia, the Camorra, which found that garbage was nearly as profitable - and a lot less risky - than such traditional pursuits as running drugs.
Like other products salvaged from the refuse heaps, "Most of what comes from the landfill is contaminated and not of sufficient quality," said Recycle CEO Maria Luz Herrera.
Charity shops rely on dealers to buy bags of clothes they are throwing out, otherwise they would be put on the refuse heap.
 
 
 
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