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Government Pledges To Rebuild Collapsed Landfill Using Higher Quality, Structural-Grade Garbage

Buck Valor
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Friday, January 16, 2026
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A satirical news photo style image. A serious government official in a suit and yellow hard hat stands at a podium with microphones in the foreground. In the background is a massive, chaotic mountain of garbage. The official is holding up a blueprint that clearly shows a diagram of a pile of trash. The mood is somber but absurd.

CEBU CITY—Following the tragic collapse of a massive garbage mound that claimed 28 lives, local officials held a solemn press conference Monday promising to honor the victims by rebuilding the landfill using only the finest, most durable industrial waste available. 'We have learned a hard lesson that building a residential mountain out of slippery banana peels and loose Styrofoam is simply not up to code,' said Waste Management Director Ricardo Santos, unveiling a new blueprint that utilizes reinforced load-bearing tires and compacted e-waste to ensure maximum stability for the community forced to live underneath it. 'Never again will we cut corners with low-tensile household refuse. The new mound will be constructed with an unshakable foundation of discarded appliances and cemented together with the highest grade toxic sludge, ensuring it stands tall for generations of scavengers to come.' At press time, rescue efforts were briefly paused so dump trucks could begin depositing the first layer of safety-rated scrap metal.

This story is an interpreted work of social commentary based on real events. Source: NY Times

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