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dustheap

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Definition of dustheap

as in sanitary landfill

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The law banned putting yard waste — roughly one-fifth of municipal wastes — in sanitary landfills in 1990 and obliged local governments to recycle.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Fiji has more than 330 islands, one sanitary landfill, and two municipal dumps.

— By Aryn Baker/Lautoka, Fiji , TIME, 3 July 2024

Definition of sanitary landfill

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With the rising number of launches, the orbit is slowly turning into a junkyard.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
Where models driven for 100,000 miles would have been considered junkyard fodder back in the 1960s and ‘70s, contemporary models can run for 200,000 or more miles if properly maintained.

— Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of junkyard

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While Betamax was considered the superior technology, it’s been relegated to the dustbin of history.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 July 2026
Once a week or more often, turn the device over to check it, paying attention to the opening that leads from the roller compartment to the dustbin compartment to make sure there’s no dirt or debris lodged there.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 20 July 2026

Definition of dustbin

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The Granada cemetery and midden, a discard mound, extended to some 25 acres originally.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
But this is the first time archaeologists have actually unearthed a midden with evidence that people added to it regularly for so many generations.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026

Definition of midden

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