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
After residents, historians and preservationists rallied together to stop a plan to build a landfill on the site of the Quindaro ruins in the mid-1980s, archeological teams unearthed the remains of 22 buildings and numerous artifacts.
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Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
The moves will impact several climate programs including the greenhouse gas reporting program and EPA’s partnerships on methane – a super-polluting, planet-warming gas emitted from oil and gas, agriculture and landfills.
—Annie Grayer, CNN Money, 6 May 2025
Around 36% of all plastic produced globally is used for packaging, and about 85% of that goes to landfills, according to the UN’s Environment Programme.
—Lucy Handley, CNBC, 1 May 2025
In 2022, lawmakers implemented Senate Bill 1383, which initially mandated the diversion of 50% of all food and organic waste away from landfills, but increased to 75% on Jan. 1, 2025.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
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Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
The moves will impact several climate programs including the greenhouse gas reporting program and EPA’s partnerships on methane – a super-polluting, planet-warming gas emitted from oil and gas, agriculture and landfills.
—Annie Grayer, CNN Money, 6 May 2025
Around 36% of all plastic produced globally is used for packaging, and about 85% of that goes to landfills, according to the UN’s Environment Programme.
—Lucy Handley, CNBC, 1 May 2025
In 2022, lawmakers implemented Senate Bill 1383, which initially mandated the diversion of 50% of all food and organic waste away from landfills, but increased to 75% on Jan. 1, 2025.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for landfill
dump
Noun
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Just four years later, Howard found himself being traded away in a salary dump.—
Tim Bontemps,
chicagotribune.com,
21 June 2017
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New York City is gradually transforming its largest trash dump, Fresh Kills on Staten Island, into a vast expanse of parkland and restored natural areas.—
Andres Viglucci,
miamiherald,
15 June 2017
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“Landfill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landfill. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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