landfill

noun land·fill \ ˈlan(d)-ˌfil \

|Updated on: 14 Aug 2018

Definition of landfill

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

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landfill

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Examples of landfill in a Sentence

using landfill to dispose of trash
Part of the city was built on landfill.

Recent Examples of landfill from the Web

The two most recent tax hikes to MDC customers, commissioners have said, have been impacted by DEEP’s refusal to pay for treating the groundwater coming from the landfill.

— mikaela porter, courant.com, "MDC To DEEP: Come Up With Clean-Up Plan, $5.8 Million By Sept. 1 For Hartford Landfill Groundwater," 10 July 2018
When fully implemented, the move is expected to remove 250,000 plastic drinking straws from landfills each day — totaling more than 100 million annually, according to an MGM news release.

— marc daalder, Detroit Free Press, "MGM Grand Detroit to ditch use of plastic straws," 10 July 2018
In 2014, Hyatt introduced its 2020 Environmental Sustainability Vision that included goals to reduce energy consumption, emissions, and water usage, diverting waste away from landfills, and buying sustainable products like fish.

— sarah gray, Fortune, "Hyatt Hotels, Like Starbucks, Says 'Good-Bye' to Plastic Straws," 9 July 2018
Another program, called the Green Team, sends volunteers into the stands between innings to collect recyclables, which saves almost 400 tons of waste from landfills.

— National Geographic, "From Historic to Cutting Edge: Revitalizing Iconic Buildings," 25 May 2018
The Salt Lake City task force helped launch a curbside composting program that diverts food waste from landfills.

— jennifer mcclellan, azcentral, "This food policy council is doing work that's never been done before...at least in Phoenix," 27 Apr. 2018
The zoo is the first zoo in the world to implement such a system, which will divert 47 tons of material away from landfills, said Ohio EPA Director Craig Butler at a public unveiling on Monday.

— jennifer conn, akron reporter, cleveland.com, "Akron Zoo sets global sustainability standard for zoos with 'Big Hanna' compost system (photos)," 24 Apr. 2018
The dispensers contain Paul Mitchell Tea Tree brand products and Marriott estimates that the average hotel will divert from landfills more than 23,000 tiny bottles, or 250 pounds of plastic, per year.

— NBC News, "Cutting plastic and cutting prices — the travel industry digs Earth Day," 22 Apr. 2018
From those, it's collected 176,000 car seats resulting in 2.6 million pounds of materials diverted from landfills.

— amy haneline, Indianapolis Star, "Target's car seat trade-in event returns this weekend," 19 Apr. 2018

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