landfill
noun
land·fill
ˈlan(d)-ˌfil 
1
: an area built up by landfill
2
: a system of trash and garbage disposal in which the waste is buried between layers of earth to build up low-lying land
called also sanitary landfill
landfill
transitive verb
Examples of landfill in a Sentence
using landfill to dispose of trash
Part of the city was built on landfill.
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And while tech companies have taken steps to extract and recycle that gold for years, much of it still ends up in landfills.
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 26 June 2025
Billions of dollars in returns—many of which end up in landfills—are a symptom of a deeper problem: digital discovery isn’t built for how people think or shop.
—Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
In Boulder, more than 140 million pounds of materials have been kept out of landfills since a deconstruction ordinance was adopted in 2020, according to the city of Boulder's circular economy policy adviser, Emily Freeman.
—Rae Solomon, NPR, 13 June 2025
The city owns the trash trucks, hires the employees and manages the landfill.
—Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2025
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 26 June 2025
Billions of dollars in returns—many of which end up in landfills—are a symptom of a deeper problem: digital discovery isn’t built for how people think or shop.
—Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
In Boulder, more than 140 million pounds of materials have been kept out of landfills since a deconstruction ordinance was adopted in 2020, according to the city of Boulder's circular economy policy adviser, Emily Freeman.
—Rae Solomon, NPR, 13 June 2025
The city owns the trash trucks, hires the employees and manages the landfill.
—Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2025
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“Landfill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landfill. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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landfill
noun
land·fill
-ˌfil
1
: a system of trash and garbage disposal in which the waste is buried between layers of earth
2
: an area built up by landfill
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