Synonyms of landfills

landfills

noun

plural of landfill

as in dumps

a place where discarded materials (as trash) are dumped

we took all of our old, broken furniture to the landfill

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dumps
• sanitary landfills
• tips
• junkyards
• dustbins
• messes
• kitchen middens
• middens
• transfer stations
• sties
• dustheaps
• pigpens
• pigsties

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of landfills

However, conventional disposal tactics like landfills and incineration trigger severe environmental pollution while squandering valuable resources. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026

Recycler and law student Nomvula Phaliso, 35, said waste pickers are already helping keep recyclable material out of landfills but need greater support, including safe access to bins, community buy-back centers, protective equipment and storage. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

The bill calls for diverting 60% of the city's garbage from landfills and incineration over the next 20 years. — Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Out of this, 80 percent ended up in either landfills or incinerators, only 12 percent was reused, and only less than 1 percent was recycled into new textile fibers. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026

Approximately 65% of plastic gets used for less than a month, yet will take anywhere from a century to a millennium to biodegrade, while approximately 80% of plastic lies in landfills or open spaces. — New Atlas, 13 Sep. 2026

As more people embrace secondhand shopping and look for ways to keep usable household items out of landfills, donating unwanted things can feel like the obvious choice. — Colleen Sullivan, Martha Stewart, 12 Sep. 2026

Our landfills are coming to an end, and waste doesn’t just go away. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026

The remainder of planet-warming gases are released by smaller fossil fuel companies, livestock agriculture, deforestation, landfills and other activities, according to the study. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026