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2026.05.10 03:25 GMT+8

Chilean landfill emits climate-warming methane gas at record levels

Updated 2026.05.10 03:25 GMT+8
John Bartlett

One of the world’s largest single emitters of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is a landfill site in Tiltil, Chile, on the outskirts of the capital of Santiago, according to a new UN report. 

John Bartlett speaks with locals near the Los Colorados landfill.

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