as in sanitary landfill
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Fiji has more than 330 islands, one sanitary landfill, and two municipal dumps.—
By Aryn Baker/Lautoka, Fiji ,
TIME,
3 July 2024 -
Other materials might need to be sent to a hazardous waste landfill that has double the plastic lining in place as a typical sanitary landfill in order to protect groundwater from anything that might otherwise leach into it.—
Justine Calma,
The Verge,
3 Feb. 2024
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In one video, Enigma spots a junkyard filled with old-fashioned cars, the kind that required drivers.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Our production design department had to sift through a junkyard to find our production design.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2025
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The filter, tube, and brush will all get thoroughly cleaned, and any debris collected while vacuuming is released into a dustbin, where it’s properly sealed off.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
3 July 2025
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Evidence supporting the claim that China has tossed communism in the proverbial dustbin can be found in the growing number of businesses that have originated in China, only to expand globally.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Charges have not been announced A Minnesota man has been arrested almost exactly two months after his 16-year-old son disappeared — and about a week after the teenager's remains were found in a landfill.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
9 July 2025
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Law enforcement began checking the landfill June 4.—
Kathryn Kovalenko,
Twin Cities,
8 July 2025
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The musket balls were found together near a midden by the metal detectorist, cultural heritage coordinator Anthony Simmons said in the release, meaning a member of the First Nations could have brought the shot belt there and then discarded it.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2025
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The midden is a testament to the volume of shellfish eaten by Hoabinhians.—
Smithsonian Magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Dustheap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dustheap. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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