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
But pile all the drilling waste in a landfill, and a mountain will rise from the Texas plain.
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Justin Nobel, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
There are several reasons tires shouldn't be discarded in the landfill.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Jan. 2025
Even a small repair can keep an appliance, piece of furniture or other item out of the landfill while also helping someone on a tight budget.
—Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission approved a permit March 17, 2023, for a 12-acre expansion of the landfill in Tontitown owned by WM Inc. for its Class IV landfill space.
—Tom Sissom, arkansasonline.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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Justin Nobel, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
There are several reasons tires shouldn't be discarded in the landfill.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Jan. 2025
Even a small repair can keep an appliance, piece of furniture or other item out of the landfill while also helping someone on a tight budget.
—Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission approved a permit March 17, 2023, for a 12-acre expansion of the landfill in Tontitown owned by WM Inc. for its Class IV landfill space.
—Tom Sissom, arkansasonline.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Landfill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landfill. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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