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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Recent Examples of landfill
In 2023, the company was able to avoid sending any waste material to landfill in the UK.
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Esha Chhabra, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
The landfill now is 210 feet and is currently permitted to go to 225 feet.
—Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2025
Asked about the concerns from Wise County leaders, Thad Owings, director of operations and landfill development for Green Group Holdings, wrote in an email the landfill is on an existing soil mining operation and repurposing the site for the landfill would have less of an impact on the public.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2025
Doing that can reduce methane emissions from rotting garbage in landfills, which can worsen climate change.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
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Esha Chhabra, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
The landfill now is 210 feet and is currently permitted to go to 225 feet.
—Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2025
Asked about the concerns from Wise County leaders, Thad Owings, director of operations and landfill development for Green Group Holdings, wrote in an email the landfill is on an existing soil mining operation and repurposing the site for the landfill would have less of an impact on the public.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2025
Doing that can reduce methane emissions from rotting garbage in landfills, which can worsen climate change.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 12 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 3 Apr. 2025.
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