Prominent companies are acquiring small businesses in local areas, using their infrastructure and equipment before abandoning or transferring the properties to new stakeholders. In the wake of this intricate cycle of activities, what lingers is a wounded environment and the unsettling shadow of marginalization- a narrative tragically echoed in the village of Marhult, Sweden. In 2023, a group of artists and archaeologists performed the Naturkulturreservatet project in Marhult’s industrial area/landfill. This chapter presents findings from a garbological study conducted as part of the aforementioned project. During this study, the mounds of waste in the area were documented and classified, and stratigraphic sequences registered. In this chapter, the authors aim to clarify how illegal landfills form and lead to the marginalization of nearby populations by outlining the process that has occurred in Marhult. The fact that this process is occurring in the Global North demonstrates that it is not unique to the Global South, but rather a crucial aspect of the Marhult case, which can open our eyes to the very fact that environmental problems are more global than they appear at first glance.