Children often played hide-and-seek among the scrap heaps behind the old factory.

Farm workers turned the dung heaps to speed up composting before spring planting.

The wind heaps up the leaves against the fence every autumn.

The old slag heaps behind the factory were slowly being reclaimed by grass and wildflowers.

The children climbed the scrap-heaps behind the factory, searching for shiny treasures.

The spoil heaps behind the old colliery cast long shadows across the valley at dusk.

The cart overturned, scattering dung-heaps across the country lane, and filling the air with a foul stench.

After the rain, the dung heap smelled stronger, but the farmer knew its nutrients would revive the exhausted soil.

Every autumn, we turn the compost heap to speed up decomposition and reduce odors.

The old car was destined for the scrap heap after the engine failed.