sanitary landfill


sanitary landfill

noun

Definition of SANITARY LANDFILL

a place where discarded materials (as trash) are dumped <even after many years in sanitary landfills, disposable diapers have proven to be resistant to decomposition>
Synonyms landfill, sanitary landfill, tip [chiefly British]

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