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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 landfills
Safety and health worries have long surrounded landfills in many cities and towns in the Philippines, especially ones near poor communities whose residents scavenge for junk and leftover food in the garbage heaps, the AP points out.
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CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
With local landfills nearing capacity after the county’s main recycling hub — the incinerator — burned to the ground in 2023, about half of the county’s waste is now shipped by train to out-of-state facilities, increasing both environmental and financial costs.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
Each year, billions of single-use plastic bottles end up in landfills or oceans.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Surplus food is distributed to local non-profit organizations, while leftover waste is processed to reduce its impact on landfills.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026
The program gives Christmas trees, often destined to landfills after a short stint in people’s living rooms, new life by repurposing them to fight erosion.
—Jonny Williams, The Providence Journal, 5 Jan. 2026
In doing so, garments would theoretically stay in circulation longer—therefore out of landfills and, instead, into a relevant recycling stream.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 5 Jan. 2026
The 2022 ballot measure, titled Waste No More, cited restaurants as a major source of food waste — and composting as a way to keep that waste from landfills that emit climate-warming greenhouse gases.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2026
Furthermore, the current production methods contribute to a huge waste problem, with over 66% of US clothing ending up in landfills annually.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
With local landfills nearing capacity after the county’s main recycling hub — the incinerator — burned to the ground in 2023, about half of the county’s waste is now shipped by train to out-of-state facilities, increasing both environmental and financial costs.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
Each year, billions of single-use plastic bottles end up in landfills or oceans.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Surplus food is distributed to local non-profit organizations, while leftover waste is processed to reduce its impact on landfills.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026
The program gives Christmas trees, often destined to landfills after a short stint in people’s living rooms, new life by repurposing them to fight erosion.
—Jonny Williams, The Providence Journal, 5 Jan. 2026
In doing so, garments would theoretically stay in circulation longer—therefore out of landfills and, instead, into a relevant recycling stream.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 5 Jan. 2026
The 2022 ballot measure, titled Waste No More, cited restaurants as a major source of food waste — and composting as a way to keep that waste from landfills that emit climate-warming greenhouse gases.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2026
Furthermore, the current production methods contribute to a huge waste problem, with over 66% of US clothing ending up in landfills annually.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Landfills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landfills. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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