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PHUKET: Tempers flared at Phukets main landfill on Sunday (Nov 8), with garbage truck drivers dumping rubbish onto the access road after being turned away from the facility, as Phuket City Municipality announced an indefinite suspension of waste deliveries because the site has once again exceeded its capacity.

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