as in dump
a place where discarded materials (as trash) are dumped
we took all of our old, broken furniture to the landfill
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By expanding recycling beyond just plastic bottles and milk jugs, pyrolysis could reduce the amount of plastic waste pollution that ends up in landfills and oceans.
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Alexander Kaplitz, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2025
Most of those items are made with non-renewable materials, and more than half of those garments end up in landfills, accounting for 200,000 metric tons of waste annually.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 11 Mar. 2025
The victim's families requested the search mission at the landfill, which reportedly began in December, the province said.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
Soil with low levels of dioxin contamination were to be unearthed and taken to secure landfills, while highly contaminated soil was to be taken to short-term storage for treatment.
—David Rising and Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
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Alexander Kaplitz, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2025
Most of those items are made with non-renewable materials, and more than half of those garments end up in landfills, accounting for 200,000 metric tons of waste annually.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 11 Mar. 2025
The victim's families requested the search mission at the landfill, which reportedly began in December, the province said.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
Soil with low levels of dioxin contamination were to be unearthed and taken to secure landfills, while highly contaminated soil was to be taken to short-term storage for treatment.
—David Rising and Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for landfill
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“Landfill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landfill. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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