The governor's spokesman,Irmasyah, who goes by one name, says there are concerns the islands will become a dumping ground for refugees (Speech) "We do not want our region to become a shelter,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

January used to be a dumping ground for movies that the studios needed to burn off.

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Poor countries have often been the dumping ground for products banned in the West as unhealthy.

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SPrep is opposed to the South Pacific being used as a general space dumping ground.

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